REGINA: How terrible that the Church has become so politicized.
BENJAMIN: It is, therefore, necessary to remember the non-negotiable points of the Faith, as the Church does not. The proof of the lack of education on the non-negotiables is that a majority of the French people voted for E. Macron in the last presidental election. He is opposed to all the non-negotiable points of Catholic doctrine.
REGINA: Yes, the same all over western Europe.
BENJAMIN: It seems that this problem is not restricted to European countries. California is 60% Catholic, and yet the state is a liberal bastion, openly in favor of abortion, euthanasia and same-sex marriage.
REGINA: When did pro-life march begin in France?
BENJAMIN: The Marche for Life began in 2005 (to my knowledge). It did not take place in 2013 in order to join the demonstrations for traditional marriage and in 2016 due to a state of emergency {following the Paris terrorist attacks} and the risk of being shut down.
REGINA: How many attended the march?
BENJAMIN: The method for counting participants is well established: a human check point is formed, with volunteers equiped with counters. We can say that there were a little more than 40, 000 attendees, despite the rain. However, the city of Paris only counted 8, 500 and the media such as « Le Monde » counted a few hundred. I leave it to you to see from the photos which figure is accurate!
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