Italian judge dismisses case over existence of Jesus

An Italian judge dismissed an atheist’s case that a small-town priest should stand trial for asserting that Jesus Christ existed, a lawyer said today.

Italian judge dismisses case over existence of Jesus

An Italian judge dismissed an atheist’s case that a small-town priest should stand trial for asserting that Jesus Christ existed, a lawyer said today.

The priest’s accuser, Luigi Cascioli, contended the Roman Catholic Church had been deceiving people for 2,000 years with a fable that Christ existed and he accused the priest of violating two laws with the assertion.

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