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Guide the selection without dictating the vote: religious leaders the ridge line

2022-04-08T16:51:13.296Z


DECRYPTION - The political evolution of part of the Catholic electorate goes against the discourse of the bishops of France.


A few days before the first round of the presidential election, it is an outgoing president who was re-elected this week... Hear the current president of the Conference of Bishops of France, Mgr Éric de Moulins-Beaufort, 60, whose mandate was renewed for three years on Wednesday in Lourdes during the spring meeting.

As for the presidential election, this prelate commented on it extensively in his closing speech on Friday.

Until then, the day before a national presidential vote, the episcopate was content to call not to abstain, leaving everyone to their choice.

“Neither useful nor relevant”

This time, it is a "ni-nor" disqualifying the different programs that Bishop de Moulins-Beaufort delivered.

Very far, in any case, from the passionate debate which animated, in the parishes and the movements, the faithful Catholics of all persuasions during this campaign.

An Ifop poll published on March 24 by

La Vie

indicates that 35% of practicing Catholics are now ready to vote for Marine Le Pen, Éric Zemmour…

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Source: lefigaro

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