FRANCE.
CHURCH AND STATE. THE PUBLIC WORSHIP BILL. Received December 23, 4.55 p.m. PARIS, December 22. The French Chamber of Deputies, by 413 to 166, adopted M. Briand's Public Worship Bill. M. Briand stated that the Government had given the Catholics liberty in common with all other citizens, it was not empowered to give more. It trusted to the good sense of the Communal Mayors, who, under the Bill, were authorised to give priests the use of churches.' It will be to the interest of the majority to ha.nd over the churches to the priests for the purposes of public worship. The country was quiet, and approved of the Government's patient, moderate policy. "Many Bishops," said M. Briand, "when we ordered consideration to be shown to them on account of their age and infirmities, were so afraid to compromise themselves in the eyes of Rome that they begged to be expelled forcibly from their palaces lest they should; he suspected of having an understanding with us. Rome had been secretly and vainly hoping for persecution , and violence, in order to revive her religious faith amongst Frenchmen. We understand her," and resolved to legislate to keep Rome within its legal limits."
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8318, 24 December 1906, Page 5
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200FRANCE. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8318, 24 December 1906, Page 5
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