Local Priest in Trèbes Reproached for Wearing a Cross
Case information
Incident date
Country
France
Categories
Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
Intolerance towards Religious Symbols
Religious Freedom / Discrimination
Freedom of Expression
One of the officials working at a voting station in the town of Trèbes, France, reproached the local parish priest for wearing a cross around his neck saying that it was too ostensible a sign of religious adherence.