Italian court tackles Jesus

international | miscellaneous | other press Saturday January 07, 2006 06:39 by John Gamala

"I started this lawsuit because I wanted to deal the final blow against the Church, the bearer of obscurantism and regression"

Did Jesus exist? Italian court to decide
By Phil Stewart Wed Jan 4, 10:28 PM ET
ROME (Reuters)
An Italian court is tackling Jesus -- and whether the Roman Catholic Church may be breaking the law by teaching that he existed 2,000 years ago.