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Are the Catholics at Villanova too hung up on the cross?
I tried to come up with a title for this story that would be a clever spin on the “Why did the chicken cross the road?” gag, but I’ve got nothing.
New infrastructure that eases congestion of vehicular traffic is good, right? Encouraging people to walk in safety to mass transit is good, too, right? A wheelchair-accessible bridge over a busy road — also good. Am I right? So why is Villanova University in Pennsylvania catching hell over a pedestrian bridge on the school’s property, that the school will own and maintain, and that the Board of Commissioners of the township of Radnor (where Villanova is located) approved by a vote of 6-0? Because the architect’s design calls for two pillars, one at each end of the bridge, each surmounted by a 4-foot, 7-inch tall cross.
Susan Snyder, staff writer for the Inquirer of Philadelphia, tells us that some Radnor residents regard the crosses as “an audacious show of religion that has no place in a township of many faiths.”
