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Is this real? | 44 comments (44 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Very real, and an old tradition. (4.00 / 2)

No, since the early '70s I have never seen a nun insulted in public in France, I must have missed out...

But the point is what would be the attitude of the Conseil d'Etat to a request from a foreign nun in a traditionalist convent, for French nationality?

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Sat Jul 12th, 2008 at 04:59:34 PM EST
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Re: Very real, and an old tradition. (none / 1)

Hopefully the same. The distinction being, would the government have refused the nun's nationality application ?

Un roi sans divertissement est un homme plein de misères

by linca (antonin POINT lucas AROBASE gmail.com) on Sat Jul 12th, 2008 at 05:23:06 PM EST
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Re: Very real, and an old tradition. (4.00 / 2)

I really don't think there would have been any problem from the start. It would be a shoo-in. Dear nun, please accept French nationality... ;)

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Sun Jul 13th, 2008 at 02:53:02 AM EST
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Re: Very real, and an old tradition. (4.00 / 2)

"Hopefully" being the operative word.

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Sun Jul 13th, 2008 at 06:30:10 AM EST
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A nun applying for nationality on these grounds .. (none / 1)

... that would mean Jesus is French?

Actually, the three children of the husband would probably lead to a lot more coverage than the story that was diaried.

I've been accused of being a Marxist, yet while Harpo's my favourite, it's Groucho I'm always quoting. Odd, that.

by BruceMcF (agila61 at netscape dot net) on Sun Jul 13th, 2008 at 11:00:28 AM EST
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