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French Court Orders Removal of St John Paul II Statue
The Catholic Herald (UK) ^ | 5/7/15 | Staff Reporter

Posted on 05/07/2015 9:23:36 AM PDT by marshmallow

Statue in a Brittany town square deemed to violate the separation of Church and state

A French court has ordered the removal of a statue of St John Paul II which it said violated the separation of Church and state.

Authorities have been given six months to remove a 29ft (8.7m) statue from the town square in Ploërmel, Brittany.

The sculpture, by Russo-Georgian Zurab Tsereteli, shows the late pope praying underneath an arch topped by a cross. It was intended as a gesture of friendship from Russia to other countries with a Christian heritage.

A court at Rennes said the problem was the location of the statue in the town square.

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It was intended as a gesture of friendship from Russia to other countries with a Christian heritage.

The irony and symbolism couldn't be any greater.

The former militantly atheist Russia presents a statue of a Catholic saint to a formerly Catholic France, which proceeds to have a problem with it.

Welcome to the new Europe where the actors' roles are reversed.

1 posted on 05/07/2015 9:23:36 AM PDT by marshmallow
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To: marshmallow

Remove the statue.

In it’s place create a sculpture of a hole in the ground, with the devil crawling up out of it.


2 posted on 05/07/2015 9:25:52 AM PDT by Scrambler Bob (an icon of resistance within the oppressed patriots, who represent resilience in the face of SSV)
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To: marshmallow

Russia sends a statue of a Polish Pope as a gift.

Now I’ve seen everything.


3 posted on 05/07/2015 9:28:04 AM PDT by dfwgator
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Great idea. Europe is done. I’m sure statues of the prophet MeatHead will soon be everywhere.


4 posted on 05/07/2015 9:30:25 AM PDT by dp0622
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To: marshmallow
The former militantly atheist Russia presents a statue of a Catholic saint to a formerly Catholic France, which proceeds to have a problem with it. Welcome to the new Europe where the actors' roles are reversed.

PFL

5 posted on 05/07/2015 9:31:09 AM PDT by Alex Murphy ("the defacto Leader of the FR Calvinist Protestant Brigades")
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To: marshmallow

The purveyor of error should not be memorialized. It seems though that they ought to be consistent, at least, and change all the names of the towns/cities that start with St.


6 posted on 05/07/2015 9:47:28 AM PDT by Dutchboy88
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To: marshmallow

I’ll take it. It would be just the thing for our new church property.


7 posted on 05/07/2015 9:50:08 AM PDT by Tax-chick (We're all mad here.)
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To: marshmallow

Let me guess there is a sizable population of people who practice the religion of “peace” are offended by this Catholic symbol and hero.


8 posted on 05/07/2015 9:52:32 AM PDT by dowcaet
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To: marshmallow

Churches in France will the next to be removed


9 posted on 05/07/2015 9:58:46 AM PDT by RaginRak
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To: Dutchboy88

You certainly have my prayers, Dutchboy8.


10 posted on 05/07/2015 9:59:50 AM PDT by Mrs. Don-o ("Stone cold sober, as a matter of fact.")
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To: Mrs. Don-o
"You certainly have my prayers, Dutchboy8."

Thank you, you are always very kind. And, you have mine, as well. Grace to you.

11 posted on 05/07/2015 10:05:46 AM PDT by Dutchboy88
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To: marshmallow

Separation of church and state? What their leftists are even borrowing that phrase from our leftists? Does France now invoke our Constitution?


12 posted on 05/07/2015 11:12:05 AM PDT by Bigg Red (Let's put the ship of state on Cruz Control with Ted Cruz.)
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To: dowcaet

I wonder whether they were offended by his kissing the Koran.


13 posted on 05/07/2015 3:31:13 PM PDT by piusv
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