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Court rulings targeting Catholic symbols or monuments in the public space have increased in recent years, prompting a group of citizens to create an association to defend this heritage of France.
PARIS, France — The recent decision of a French Court of Appeal to confirm the removal of a statue of St. Michael the Archangel from a seaside town stirred strong reactions across the country and attracted widespread media coverage.
Yet, this case in Sables d’Olonne, in the Vendée, is far from isolated.
Indeed, court rulings targeting Catholic symbols or monuments in the public space have increased in recent years, prompting a group of citizens to create an association to defend this heritage of France.
The Sept. 16 Appeal Court’s decision is the result of a complaint filed by the “Fédération nationale de la Libre Pensée” (“National Federation for Free Thought”), an association of local organizations that opposed the installation of a statue of St. Michael in front of a church dedicated to the archangel in 2018.
Continued below.
‘Hands Off My Statue’: How This French Group Hopes to Save St. Michael the Archangel
PARIS, France — The recent decision of a French Court of Appeal to confirm the removal of a statue of St. Michael the Archangel from a seaside town stirred strong reactions across the country and attracted widespread media coverage.
Yet, this case in Sables d’Olonne, in the Vendée, is far from isolated.
Indeed, court rulings targeting Catholic symbols or monuments in the public space have increased in recent years, prompting a group of citizens to create an association to defend this heritage of France.
The Sept. 16 Appeal Court’s decision is the result of a complaint filed by the “Fédération nationale de la Libre Pensée” (“National Federation for Free Thought”), an association of local organizations that opposed the installation of a statue of St. Michael in front of a church dedicated to the archangel in 2018.
Continued below.
‘Hands Off My Statue’: How This French Group Hopes to Save St. Michael the Archangel
