Reformation Sunday in Paris

Nobody has asked, but the answer to the question is yes, they do celebrate the Reformation in France. I took this footage at the Temple de l'Oratoire du Louvre à Paris on Reformation Sunday 2006. Behind the temple is a massive statue of Admiral Coligny, a leader of the Reformation in France, who was murdered on orders from Catherine Medici on St. Bartholomew's Day, 1572. Please forgive the grainy footage!

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• Reformation
• Sunday
• Paris

[Ritzounett]

Excellent video: the french are not all catholics. And this Temple seems crowded. Thank you.

[balaam2008]

actually most of french protestants (mainly calvinistic) don't celebrate the day of Reformation because it's lutheran more than calvinistic. However it could be mentionned in the pastor's predication. But we prefer celebrate christian feasts as Noel, pentecôte, Pâques...We celebrate too "catholic feasts" which are not against Bible (as far as i'm concerned i don't celebrate the day of Mary august 15th but i celebrate chandeleur which comemorate a biblical episode)

[Ritzounett]

it's fine, don't worry my french brother.

[balaam2008]

but i want to apologize for having been so violent and i 'm glad to know that "huguenots" have international friends.

God bless you ritzounett

[balaam2008]

for Clovis yes but France is no more the eldest daughter of the catholic church since Reformation, Gallicanism, Jansenism, Secularism...only 10 percent of french people are "really" catholic (belivers who go to the mess) 3 percent are "really" protestant and 6 percent are muslim. Even french catholicism is not so "roman"

[Ritzounett]

hey, don't patronize me. France is the oldest daughter of the roman catholic church. you should know that.

[balaam2008]

off course we are not all catholics!!!

a french lawyer called Jean Calvin??? do you know??

There is too muslims , jews, buddhists, atheists...

[pertencoacristo]

Wonderful Video... please post more videos like this.