Church in Brignano Gera d鈥橝dda
A small town in Northern Italy has enacted a ban on profanity after a local priest complained.
The priest in Brignano Gera d鈥橝dda campaigned to outlaw swearing after hearing too many oaths against God. The mayor, Valerio Moro, agreed to the ban, : 鈥淲e live in a Catholic country and we want a certain decorum to be kept in places of worship and leisure.鈥
The ban covers more than just profanities against God in church, it condemns anyone 鈥渙f any religion, ethnicity, and provenance鈥 from using vulgarities that reference any religious figures, in public or in private.
Predominately Catholic, Italy actually considered casual public profanity a misdemeanor felony until 1999, though the law was rarely enforced.
The strict ban to preserve public decorum in Brignana Gera d鈥橝dda follows similar new laws that are being enacted across 禁漫天堂 towns, such as the mini-skirt ban in Castellammare di Stabia.
