The French Church is suffering on all fronts. Low attendance is seeing the closure of churches across the country. The ever-increasing attacks on its buildings strike the parishes that remain open. Where it does see growth, namely in traditional forms of Catholicism, it represents a stark rejection of the new France in which the Church seems more and more unwelcome.
This month, three churches were vandalised within the Archdiocese of Tours. It was not the first time. In November 2024, four churches were targeted. Last week, however, the desecration of the Blessed Sacrament caused a reaction that bypassed any despondent acceptance of what churches now regularly suffer in the country.
