These bases are the “saisines” (in theory, alerts by those who write to denounce a “cultic deviance”). We now learn the “saisines” are not real “reports.”
France
France: “Burkini” Forbidden, Swimming Topless Allowed
A typically French decision by the Council of State states that head-to-ankle swimwear violates the sacred principle of laïcité while uncovering the breasts is OK.
La Flotte-en-Ré: The Case of the Virgin Mary Statue Goes On
In a case started in France by secular humanists, the court ordered the removal of the statue. The city appealed.
Sexual Abuse by Catholic Clergy and Laypersons in France: How Many Victims?
The number of 300,000+ mentioned in a 2021 report, now seems uncertain and is hotly debated. But the problems for the Catholic Church remains huge.
Court Cases Call for Removal of Religious Statues in France
A Virgin Mary in La Flotte-en-Ré, a statue of St. Michael in Les Sables-d’Olonne. “Cancel culture” or campaign for the presidential elections?
500 « sectes », 500 000 « victimes » en France ? La MIVILUDES avoue ne pas disposer de données récentes
Elle confesse maintenant qu’elle a diffusé des statistiques vielles de plus de dix ans et déjà controversées à l’époque.
500 “Cults,” 500,000 “Victims” in France? MIVILUDES Admits It Has No Recent Data
The French governmental mission now confesses it relied on decade-old (and controversial) figures.
Sexual Abuse and the Secret of Confession: A False Problem?
The French report raised the question: should the priests denounce sexual abuse they learned about in confession? They cannot. But it almost never happens.
Un nouveau livre sur « La Famille »
Le journaliste Nicolas Jacquard a produit un ouvrage bien plus ambitieux que sa collègue Suzanne Privat, mais qui demeure trop lié aux anciens membres « apostats »
A New Book on “La Famille”
Journalist Nicolas Jacquard has produced a book that is much more ambitious than his colleague Suzanne Privat’s, but still relies too much on “apostate” ex-members.