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French court wants religious Mary statue to be removed

16-01-2023

Western Europe

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French court wants religious Mary statue to be removed

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Western Europe

A statue of the Virgin Mary must leave its pedestal in the French town of La Flotte. The figure has a religious background and is, therefore, an attack on secularism, a court ruled.

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