Vatican alarmed by threat to religious freedom in France

(Isabelle de Gaulmyn. La Croix International).

The Holy See has issued a formal protest against the civil court of Lorient, France after it convicted French Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet, a former top Vatican official, and the Dominican Sisters of the Holy Spirit for unlawfully expelling a nun from their community.

The court also convicted two apostolic visitors representing the Vatican in the case, which centered on Mother Marie Ferréol, the religious community’s former superior who alleged she was unjustly dismissed from her position.

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