Facing off over church plans


Members of the Missionary Family of Our Lady during the clash with environmental activists at the construction site. — ©2023 The New York Times Company

WHEN climate activists protesting the building of a huge church complex in a natural park in the south of France scaled the construction site, the nuns gave chase.

One sister grabbed an environmentalist climbing an excavator, but lost her grip and fell rolling into a pit. Two other nuns tried to hold down a protester, who shook loose. Sister Benoîte raced and tackled a running activist – and pushed him inside a ditch.

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