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Articles by Christophe Geffroy

About Christophe Geffroy

Christophe Geffroy is the founder of La nef, an independent French monthly that aims to deliver serious intellectual commentary from a Catholic perspective, in total fidelity to the teaching of the Church and in service to the New Evangelization. He is the author of books on liberalism, Islam, and Benedict XVI.

Reflections from France on the motu proprio Traditionis Custodes of Pope Francis

July 19, 2021 Christophe Geffroy 17

Incomprehension is the dominant feeling upon reading the motu proprio Traditionis Custodes and the accompanying letters to bishops. It is impossible to understand either the justification or the necessity of the text, especially because the […]