The Catholic Church Steps Up

To the Editor:

In Tuesday’s paper there was an article discussing the Catholic Church’s response the purposed religious symbol ban in public schools in France. To many this ban seems to target Muslim women and their full-face coverings. The Catholic Church in France is speaking out against the ban because they are concerned that if France violates the rights of Muslim women there will not be an incentive for Islamic dominated countries to respect the rights of their Christian citizens. It is affirming to see the Catholic Church stepping in to protect the rights of the Islamic minority of France. However, I am curious to see how the French government responds to the Church’s appeal. Recently, France has tried to keep conspicuous signs religion out of the public as much as possible, so it will be interesting to see if they even listen to the Church’s request.