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Swiss minaret ban condemned by Vatican
Swiss minaret ban condemned by Vatican
The Vatican has condemned the Swiss ban on the construction of Islamic minarets as a 'blow to freedom of religion'.
Published: 11:57AM GMT 30 Nov 2009
The comment by a Vatican spokesman followed criticism from across Europe.
On Sunday voters in Switzerland voted yes to a referendum which bans the building of minarets on top of mosques used by the country's small Muslim minority.
Earlier on Monday the French foreign minister, Bernard Kouchner, said he was "scandalised" by the Swiss decision and said it represented a "show of intolerance" by France's neighbour.
He said it was a "negative" move because banning the construction of Muslim mosque towers amounts to "oppressing a religion".
He told France's RTL radio: "I hope that the Swiss will go back on this decision rather quickly."
Muslim groups in Switzerland and abroad condemned the vote as anti-Islamic.
In staunchly secular France, legislators are holding discussions that could lead to a ban on the burka - the face-covering Islamic veil.
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