Msgr. Juan Rodolfo Laise, the Bishop of San Luis, told the official Argentine news agency, Telam, that the teachings of Catholicism contains “universal contents which must be respected by anybody who is proud to consider himself a man.” Religious education, which in Argentina means Catholic instruction, “derives from the authority of the church according to the divine mandate,” the Bishop said, and “is not contrary to other religions.” The Jewish weekly, Nueva Presencia, commenting on the statement, asked; “Those who are not Catholics, are they, therefore, not to be considered a man?”
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