Saturday April 13, 2024, the Black Penitents once again passed through the streets of Villefranche-de-Rouergue, at the town hall campaign. The local communist party denounces “secular disruption”. “It is not a religious event,” the city responded.
Fifteen years after it stopped, the Black and Blue Penitents parade returned last Saturday. An event at the initiative of the city of Villefranche, which included the public. About fifty Villefranchois covered the mantle of the sisters to go around the baptistry, from the chapel of the Black Penitents to the top of Calvary. All with a folk orchestra.
Presentation in the views of the Villefranche section of the Communist Party, which denies “the group with a religious procession city. […] This exhibition, financed with public funds, is a serious violation of the principle of confidentiality that must exist in the public sphere, “supporting the political party.
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“By organizing and financing a religious procession, the city is siding with a particular religion and therefore going through the basic principles of theology,” said the PCF. “We have nothing against penitents and their tradition.
“This demonstration is not religious,” replied Jean-Sébastien Orcibal, the mayor of Villefranche. “Today, Villefranche is a tourist town that possesses a rich religious heritage.
“We want to launch the tourism season with this iconic event,” said the mayor. “It is a cultural event that attracts people to the bastide and helps to ‘ strengthening the town center We are also very happy with this first meeting.
And the town hall also wants to keep this meeting going over time.
2024-04-17 16:26:29
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