AN Italian couple's adoption bid was denied after they said in their application that they did not want "dark-skinned" children.
An appeal court in Sicily ruled that the couple were unfit to adopt children of any description, local media reported.
A child protection agency took the couple to court after they submitted an application in Catania, in eastern Sicily, saying they were "prepared to take in up to two children... regardless of sex or religion, but... not with dark skin."
The court ordered a magistrate who reviews adoption requests to ignore such specifications, then took things a step further, ruling that any such "racist" couple should not be allowed to adopt at all.
Daily Telegraph
