The court based this action on an Austrian law that says that children must be brought up in the Catholic religion if the parents were Catholic at the time of their getting married unless both agree to change their religion.
Kohus põhjendas seda sammu Austria seadusega, mille kohaselt tuleb lapsi kasvatada katoliku usus, kui vanemad on abielludes katoliiklased, välja arvatud juhul, kui mõlemad on nõus oma usku vahetama.