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VIDEO. Street prayers in front of churches: “Mass is vital. If I have to disobey… I will disobey ”

2020-11-14T15:32:03.019Z


Gathered by the hundreds in front of the church of Saint-Sulpice, the Catholic faithful ask for the possibility of organizing masses during the


"Give us back mass" chant the many Catholics gathered in front of the Saint-Sulpice church on Friday evening.

The faithful intone prayers in front of their place of worship.

Mass "is vital for us," exclaims a demonstrator angrily.

Since the reconfinement, masses, like all other celebrations with the public, are prohibited.

Only funeral ceremonies, up to a limit of 30 people, are authorized.

In a few days, a petition “for mass” addressed to Emmanuel Macron gathered nearly 105,000 signatures.

The rally, authorized by the prefecture, took place peacefully.

The police did not carry out checks.

The demonstration was authorized by the prefecture.

Other similar events are planned this weekend across France.

But the Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, warned that he would not hesitate to "send the police and gendarmes to verbalize", in the event of "a repeated act".

He is to receive the representatives of the main cults on Monday.

Source: leparis

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