Thierry Laurent received a reprimand from the diocese of Paris after celebrating his 70th birthdayAnd anniversary of the death of Carlo Maurras, indicates “Liberation”.
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ucelebration identified by the authorities of the diocese of Paris. As reported PublicationParisian priest, skilled in Latin masses and with the cassock, was punished with a reprimand after having celebrated the 70thAnd anniversary of the death of Charles Maurras, anti-Semitic and royalist essayist, during a mass in the Saint-Roch church, November 16, 2022.
As our colleagues point out, this parish has become in recent years, under the aegis of Father Thierry Laurent, one of the meeting points of the Catholic far right in the capital. When contacted, the diocese of Paris indicated that this celebration aroused “the legitimate amazement of many faithful and was an occasion of scandal for many”. Thierry Laurent dedicated his homily in particular to praising Charles Maurras, his thought and his career, prompting the archdiocese of Paris to criticize “an inappropriate and provocative political content”.
In the history of the Church, Carlo Maurras remains a controversial figure. In 1926, Pope Pius XI condemned his movement, and Catholics who remained members were barred from religious funerals until the start of World War II.
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A canonical procedure in case of recidivism
In his letter of rebuke, the vicar general Michel Gueguen expresses his “strongest disapproval” to Father Thierry Laurent and his “calls for him to correct his attitude”, he noted Publication. The clergyman is called by his hierarchy to be more discreet and attentive to his past and present political commitments. Otherwise, he could be the subject of a canonical proceeding, according to the internal law of the Catholic Church, in case of recidivism.
