French Bishop: European Bishops Are Mute Dogs

American bishops are more likely than French bishops to proclaim the truth when it is against the ideology of the government, said Bishop Marc Aillet of Bayonne, France (NcRegister.com, 6 February).

"When I went to the United States, I found that parishes had services specifically dedicated to the dignity of life, and at every March for Life, a significant number of bishops participate, which is not the case in France or elsewhere," he said.

"It is fair to say that many of their bishops are not 'mute dogs'," he added. "Perhaps they can encourage us French bishops to bark a little louder?"

On the current crisis in the Church, Monsignor Aillet repeats the French figures. In 1960, 94% of the French children were baptised and only 30% in 2020. The average age of priests is 75.

Aillet warns against liturgical wars and wants to educate the faithful in the treasures of the liturgy, instead of creating frustration among young people.

"There is no point in burdening them with the ideological wars that animated their elders at the time of the great crises after the Council and which are no longer relevant in today's world," he said.

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