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The Ministry of the Interior accused the movement of spreading "clearly anti-Semitic and Islamophobic" ideas.
The Catholic movement Civitas, recently accused of promoting anti-Semitic comments at its summer university, had been in the sights of the authoritiesfor several weeks. It has now officially been dissolved by the government.
The decision, taken by the Council of Ministers, was announced on Wednesday, October 4th by government spokesman Olivier Véran.
“Civitas considers human rights to be tools for destroying Christian civilisation. Civitas has organised rallies in tribute to personalities emblematic of collaboration. Civitas promotes a hierarchy between French citizens with clearly anti-Semitic and Islamophobic theses,” he said in the minutes of the Council of Ministers.
The charges against the movement, founded in 1999 to defend, according to its official website, “the national and Christian identity of France” and chaired by the Belgian Alain Escada, had been mounting recently.
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The Catholic movement Civitas, recently accused of promoting anti-Semitic comments at its summer university, had been in the sights of the authoritiesfor several weeks. It has now officially been dissolved by the government.
The decision, taken by the Council of Ministers, was announced on Wednesday, October 4th by government spokesman Olivier Véran.
“Civitas considers human rights to be tools for destroying Christian civilisation. Civitas has organised rallies in tribute to personalities emblematic of collaboration. Civitas promotes a hierarchy between French citizens with clearly anti-Semitic and Islamophobic theses,” he said in the minutes of the Council of Ministers.
The charges against the movement, founded in 1999 to defend, according to its official website, “the national and Christian identity of France” and chaired by the Belgian Alain Escada, had been mounting recently.
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Catholic Movement Civitas Dissolved by French Government
The Ministry of the Interior accused the movement of spreading "clearly anti-Semitic and Islamophobic" ideas.
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