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Monument, erected in 2006 in the Breton village , shows the figure of Pope under the arch, from the top of which stands a huge cross. The entire monument is over eight meters high. The court in Rennes in Brittany estimated that the erection of a monument itself was not illegal, but objections raised incorporation forms of Pope under the arches and cross.

“Because of its layout and dimensions (monument) it is ostentatious,” thereby denying the constitution, which emphasizes the secular nature of the French Republic, as well as a 1905 law establishing the separation of church and state – says a French court.

Mer lodges an appeal

According to the court decision, ordering the removal of the monument with “current location”, the city has to adjust to six months. The right-wing mayor Patrick Le Diffon announced to appeal and declared that “intends to exhaust all measures” permitted by law.

– I realized that it was too ostentatious bow and cross located above and that their removal would be sufficient, but I can not do so without the consent of the author – he added.

The monument, by sculptor creates a well-known Georgian Zurab Tsereteli in Russia, virtually since its unveiling is at the center of controversy. In January 2010, the court declared illegal subsidy of 4.5 thousand. Euro granted by the department of Morbihan. The opposition gave rise to the transfer of public money into the plinth of the monument. They were on it the words “Do not be afraid” (franc. N’ayez pas peur).

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