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In secular France, Catholic conservatism makes a comeback

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Voters in France who in towns like Chartres, home of the famous cathedral, say France has lost its social cohesion based on old values. The old Catholic France appears to be awakened, in a nation of small churches and abbeys that dot the countryside. Voters in France say Francois Fillon is a candidate of this France of old forgotten values as France adopted a more cosmopolitan tone. The Christian church is a source of comfort for so many, says a church official in Lyon, home of the cathedral of St Jean, and more and more secular people are going back to church in the midst of increasing uncertainty.


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