2023-10-04 11:12:58
The council of ministers recorded the dissolution of the fundamentalist Catholic organization Civitas, accused in particular of calling for “go to war against the Republic”including by using “to strength”announced Wednesday, October 4, the government spokesperson, Olivier Véran.
“Civitas considers human rights as tools for the destruction of Christian civilization, Civitas has organized rallies in tribute to emblematic personalities of collaboration, Civitas ensures the promotion of a hierarchy between French citizens with theses clearly anti-Semites and Islamophobes »listed the minister during his report from the council of ministers, also criticizing his vision of LGBT + as “a harmful community”.
The Minister of the Interior announced on August 7 that he had asked his services to investigate a case for the dissolution of Civitas, a traditionalist Catholic association founded in 1999 and transformed into a political party in 2016, then into an institute.
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The umpteenth scandal
At the origin of this announcement, yet another scandal caused by the remarks − described as“ignominious” by the Minister of the Interior – by Pierre Hillard, conspiratorial and anti-Semitic essayist, held during the recent Civitas summer university, from July 29 to 31 in Mayenne. Mr Hillard advocated returning to the regime of“before the naturalization of Jews in 1791” because it would have « [ouvert] the door to immigration. He also spoke out in favor of remaking Catholicism “the state religion”. Mr. Darmanin contacted the public prosecutor, describing the comments made as“incitement to racial hatred”.
This provocation was added to an already full catalog. “The ministry’s legal services have been compiling data and identifying the actions of this party for several months, we explained to the Ministry of the Interior. And the file was starting to get really heavy. » Civitas is known for disrupting plays and attacking works of art deemed « christianophobes » : this year, its activists prevented two concerts in churches, including one, in April, by singer Bilal Hassani, planned in a desecrated place of worship in Metz.
The movement emerged from the shadows in 2011, with spectacular actions against several cultural events, notably the play Golgota Picnicby Rodrigo Garcia, qu’il juge « christianophobe ». In 2012, Civitas actively mobilized against marriage for all, denouncing the“gay foil”. In 2021, the Catholic organization participates in demonstrations against the health pass.
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