• Muslim Man Requests Crucifix Removal at Catholic Clinic

    by  • June 29, 2008 • Immigration and Integration, Interfaith and Multicultural Engagement, Islamic Practice and Jurisprudence,  News by Country

    A Muslim man has successfully requested the removal of a crucifix from the room where his daughter was being cared for in a Catholic clinic in Bourgoin-Jallieu (Isère). The director of the Saint-Vincent de Paul Clinic, Marie-Thérèse Besson, staed “When people choose to be cared for in our establishment . . . they know they’re in a catholic care space.” The case will be further discussed at the next ethics committee meeting of the Alliance des maternités catholiques (Alliance of Catholic Caregivers).

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