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| Date : 2002-11-12 13:58:08 |
French archdiocese sues to regain control of 12th-century church BORDEAUX, France (CNS) -- Church leaders in Bordeaux have sued to regain one of the southern city's oldest Catholic churches after the mayor gave it to followers of the late Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre. "We haven't issued any statement, and we don't know officially why the mayor made this move," said Father Michel Jarceau, spokesman for the Bordeaux Archdiocese. He said the archdiocese would wait for a final court ruling on the property; the ruling was due at the end of 2002. Bordeaux Mayor Alain Juppe, a former French prime minister, awarded the 12th-century St. Elois Church to the traditionalist Priestly Fraternity of St. Pius X. France's Liberation daily said Juppe, who headed the French government from 1993 to 1997, had given the church to the Lefebvrites in January. The newspaper said lawsuits had been filed by the archdiocese and socialist city council members after the first Tridentine Mass was celebrated in the church Sept. 22. |
