Italy's Bishops are Advised to Remove Telecommunications Antennae From Church Spires
General secretary of the Bishops' Conference warns that hidden towers could compromise churches' integrity and spoil their appearance.
Luigi Sandri | posted 3/01/2001 12:00AM
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The church's ruling on the antennae prompted a leading newspaper, La Stampa of Turin to jest that "although the Pope, in his message for the day of social communications, called for the Gospel to be 'proclaimed from the rooftops' (Matthew 10: 27), Italy's bishops have explained that the rooftops must first be cleared of all antennae for portable phones and satellite television dishes."
Copyright © 2001 ENI.
Related Elsewhere
See today's related article, "In England Many More Church Spires Will Be Home to Mobile Phone Antennae | One quarter of Church of England parishes want to host towers, while some leaders wonder about risks."
The Italian Bishops' Conference site probably offers more information, but it's all in Italian.
Related news articles in other publications include:
Church tolls the knell for phone masts — The Daily Telegraph, London (Mar. 5, 2001)
Could bats in belfry signal end for mast? — The Scotsman, Edinburgh (Feb. 24, 2001)
Row as church puts faith in mobile profits — The Daily Telegraph (Jan. 10, 2001)
Church answers call for cell tower | Vermont historic church decides antennas won't interfere with mission — Associated Press/Chicago Tribune (Dec. 29, 2000)
Church Shows Town Can Have Its Phones, and Worship Too | Bell Tower in Britain Hides Cellular Antennae — The Washington Post (Dec. 25, 2000)
Church phone masts given Carey's blessing — The Times, London (Nov. 30, 2000)
An earlier Christianity Today news article covered a cell tower 'cross' dispute, while a column by Andy Crouch examined cell phones as part of modern idolatry.
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