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Pope Leo defends faith in public life in secular France
Original: In a secular France, Pope Leo makes the case for faith in public life
Pope Leo is in France, where he has argued for a role for faith in public life despite the country's strict secular tradition. The remarks, made in a state founded on laicité, touch on long-running tensions between the Catholic Church and French republicanism over religion's place in politics and society. Observers are weighing how the papal message lands in one of Europe's most secular democracies.
Why now: A pope publicly challenging France's secular tradition is a notable and provocative moment in church-state relations
Evidence
- In a secular France, Pope Leo makes the case for faith in public life · Detroit Catholic
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