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Catholic World News - February 04, 2015
Religious instruction abolished in Luxembourg schools : News Headlines - Catholic Culture
Luxembourg moves towards further separation of religion and the state <(Law & Religion UK)
Religious instruction abolished in Luxembourg schools : News Headlines - Catholic Culture
Luxemburgs Erzbischof: «Wir haben einen Kulturkampf vermieden» (kath.ch)Catholic religious instruction in state-run schools has been abolished in the historically Catholic nation of Luxembourg and will be replaced by instruction in ethics, according to Law & Religion UK.
In addition, the state will no longer pay the salaries of Catholic priests who are ordained in the future, though current priests will continue to be paid.
Luxembourg has moved closer to the French model of secularism, said Archbishop Jean-Claude Hollerich, who said that Church will now proclaim the Gospel as a clearly poorer Church.
The nation of 540,000 is 77% Catholic, according to Vatican statistics.
Luxembourg moves towards further separation of religion and the state <(Law & Religion UK)