A car journey through rural France tends to be a more leisurely experience than driving in England, simply because there is so much more space. The Christian presence in the landscape is inescapable. France possesses some of the most beautiful churches in the world, and its rich Christian history is demonstrated by the ubiquitous calvaires and wayside shrines inspired by the devotion of the faithful.
France’s faith is deeply embedded in its soul and its soil. It has survived many things, including brazen nepotism: on the eve of the French Revolution in the eighteenth century, every one of its numerous bishops was drawn from an aristocratic family.
03 August 2016, The Tablet
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