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Я делаю выводы по гораздо более знакомым мне Испании с Италией и плохо знаю ситуацию по Франции (туристические впечатления дают весьма приближенные впечатления). Буду через пару недель в Севилье на конференции, попристаю к французским коллегам с распросами 🙂

Но вот интересно, что судя, скажем, по Вики, и прессе светские власти-таки сильно оглядываются на Папу и ижи с ним.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_France

“Left wing politicians generally do not discuss their religious beliefs, or lack thereof, and seldom use religious arguments in political debates, with the notable exception of Jacques Delors. Centrist politicians such as François Bayrou or conservative politicians such as Union for a Popular Movement member Christine Boutin (see PACS civil union) are much more vocal about their faith.
Religious expressions and Biblical references are coming back in public rhetoric and during the 2007 presidential campaign, Nicolas Sarkozy and Ségolène Royal, both raised as Roman Catholics, made a number of references to their faiths.[7][8] For the first time ever, the French media asked all candidates to declare their religious affiliations; out of 12 candidates, all but one accepted to answer.[9] One of the more significant signs of change is on the left: the anti-globalisation activist José Bové feels close to Christianity, Marie-Georges Buffet, head of the fading French Communist Party strongly opposes any anti-religious interpretations of French secularism.[10] However, both of them stop short of self-identifying as believers. Nicolas Sarkozy sees France’s main religions as positive contributions to French society. He was elected on a platform proposing changes to the Republic’s century-old principle of secularism.[11] He visited the pope in December 2007 and publicly acknowledged France’s Christian roots, while highlighting the importance of freedom of thought,[12] hinting that faith should come back into the public sphere.”