There are holy angers. They are slow, they come from far away. When they are released, they thunder. The Catholic Church is in holy anger. The intervention of Prime Minister Édouard Philippe, Tuesday, April 28, is the cause. No prelate, priests and faithful expected great permission, that to open everywhere and immediately, from May 11, mass to the public. But the majority of Catholics - and not only the ultras - imagined that they were "outsourced" to the shelves of society's accessories, after sport, media libraries and small museums ... "I know the impatience of religious communities ", had briefly explained the host of Matignon, but " I think it is legitimate to ask not to organize ceremonies before this barrier of June 2 ".
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The reaction was immediate. The very cautious Conference of Bishops manifested itself in unprecedented ways. In a protest statement, she immediately asked for a "meeting" with the authorities.
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