The young president of the Conference of Bishops of France, Bishop Éric de Moulins-Beaufort, 59, will get to know by heart the path between the headquarters of the Conference of Bishops, avenue de Breteuil in Paris, and the Hôtel de Matignon .
It was after following this same route, last November, that he wrested from the government the resumption of Masses following a Homeric battle.
Accompanied by several bishops, the prelate returns there this Wednesday afternoon to meet again the Prime Minister, Jean Castex, with important members of his government.
This meeting is called "the Matignon instance", an annual meeting between the authorities of the Republic and those of the Catholic Church.
The bishops will notably defend there a less explosive but also delicate matter: the criticisms of the Catholic Church against "the law strengthening respect for the principles of the Republic" known as the law against Islamist "separatism".
To read also: Separatism: "From a law which allows freedom of worship to be exercised, we make a law of constraints and controls"
The climate is less tense than during the discussions on the
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