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Oh, I thought he had been turned down for the job! Presumably Berlusconi had a fit and pushed him through?
Personally I can understand the concerns. I believe his views may be an obstacle to some big piece of legislation that needs to be passed in the near future, I forget what exactly though.
You want somebody as unbiased as possible when in a judicial role and (whilst it would be fine if everybody is of the same culture - why the Italians can't see the problem) therefore someone who holds strong religious convictions at odds with many of the people he would preside over clearly isn't a good candidate. Religious convictions are impossible to separate completely from judgements. On a personal level though, I agree with a lot of what he does.
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