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“Cover up to come to church!” : faced with energy prices, priests cut the heating

12/10/2022, 3:10:27 PM

To reduce the energy bill, often astronomical in religious buildings with abysmal volumes, priests no longer hesitate to

In Gaillac (Tarn), most funeral ceremonies will now take place without heating.

"Better not to die too much at home this winter," agrees with humor Father Pierre-André Vigouroux, who has just slipped the information into his latest parish bulletin, explaining that "all the heat goes away during the doors openning ".

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