It is an atypical flight which took place this July 15 in the Saint-Léonard church of Honfleur, in Normandy. Father Pascal Marie could not believe his eyes: four reliquaries were dismantled, and the bones of saints they contained, stolen. “At first I told myself that I was not going to file a complaint for theft of bones! , he says. But after a night of reflection, between sadness and fed up, I went to the police station. ”
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In this France with 45,000 bell towers, nearly three “anti-Christian facts” per day were recorded in 2019 by the Dilcrah (Interministerial Delegation for the fight against racism, anti-Semitism and anti-LGBT hatred). “Our figures show that the situation is far from appeasing , says Father Thierry Magnin, spokesperson for the French Bishops' Conference (CEF). Anti-Catholic voluntary acts are on the increase. Certainly slight, but we should not trivialize all this ”.
Since this curious burglary, the priest of Honfleur is "in
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