The Rosary around the neck of the journalist Marina di Nalesso sparks controversy and harsh criticism

Today we talk about a controversial topic, the freedom to manifest faith in one's own way. In the spotlight, Marina di Nalesso, a journalist who saw social media go wild just for wearing a Christian symbol, according to some, too obvious.

In this regard we should not forget what the said Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

According to that statement every person has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion, and this includes the right to manifest one's religion either in public or in private, through teaching, practice, worship and observance of one's rites. However, this freedom is subject to laws and reasonable restrictions necessary to protect public safety, public order, health or morals, or the rights and freedoms of others.

Social media go wild with criticisms against Marina Nalesso

Based on this how can a person be convicted of a Rosary? The journalist, presenter of the TG2 she appeared behind the news desk wearing the rosary around her neck. This gesture has unleashed a hornet's nest of certainly not benevolent criticisms.

There are those who connect this symbol to policy, alluding that the journalist wore it because she was linked to the new centre-right government. Absurd hypothesis, as his gesture is not new, the last one dates back to the years in which he was on the left.

There are those who have defined his gesture exhibitionistic, accusing Rai of not being secular. Nothing further from reality. Marina explained that the Rosary is the greatest for her symbol of love that exists in the world, a symbol of the one who gave his life to save ours.

Simple words, of a pure feeling, without double ends or purposes. Yet they are of little use. The controversy continues unabated. At this point one wonders: have we really gotten to the point of exchanging an act of love and distorting reality in this way?