Civitas (movement)

"Institut Civitas" redirects here. For the unrelated North Carolina organization, see Civitas Institute.
Civitas
PredecessorCité catholique
Formation1999 (1999)
Dissolved2023
PurposeStarted as a Conservative Christian lobby group; changed its status in 2016 and became a French political party
HeadquartersArgenteuil (Val-d'Oise), France
MethodsTeaching classes, conferences, protests
FieldsTraditionalist Catholic activism
Membership (2013)
c. 1000
President
Alain Escada
Main organ
Civitas — Revue catholique des questions politiques et sociales
Websitewww.civitas-institut.com
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Civitas, also known as France Jeunesse Civitas and Institut Civitas, was[1] an association generally considered to be Traditionalist Catholic, integrist,[2][3][4] nationalist,[5] and of the extreme right.[6][7][8][9] The association defines itself as a "Traditionalist Catholic lobby group".[4] The group was once associated with the Society of St. Pius X, but it has evolved under the new leadership of Alain Escada and the "chaplaincy"[further explanation needed] is now provided by Capuchin Friars of Morgon.[10] On February 14, 2023, the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism (GPAHE) released a report in which it classified Civitas as a "religious nationalist", "anti-LGBTQ+", and "conspiracy" group.[11]

  1. ^ "Le gouvernement a acté la dissolution du mouvement catholique intégriste Civitas" [The government dissolves fundamentalist Catholic movement Civitas]. Le Figaro (in French). 4 October 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  2. ^ "L'institut Civitas va porter plainte contre les Femen" [Institut Civitas to sue feminists]. Libération (in French). 20 November 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Manif pour tous, Civitas, Printemps français... la nébuleuse des anti-mariage gay" [Manifesto for all, Civitas, French Spring... organising against gay marriage]. L'Express (in French). 16 April 2013. Archived from the original on 15 December 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  4. ^ a b Bonnehorgne, Xavier (14 November 2011). "Civitas, le lobby catho qui flirte avec l'extrême droite" [Civitas, the Catholic lobby group which flirts with the extreme Right]. L'Obs with Rue99 (in French). Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  5. ^ Pinte, Étienne; Turck, Jacques (2012). Extrême droite: Pourquoi les chrétiens ne peuvent pas se taire [Extreme Right: Why Christians Cannot Remain Silent] (in French). Éditions de l'Atelier. p. 10. ISBN 9782708241831. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  6. ^ "Violences de l'extrême droite: les appels à la dissolution de Civitas se multiplient" [Violence by the Extreme Right: Calls to ban Civitas snowball]. Le Point (in French). 19 November 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  7. ^ "Civitas, à l'extrême-droite de Dieu" [Civitas, at the Extreme Right hand of God]. Paris Match (in French). 22 November 2012. Archived from the original on 26 April 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  8. ^ Leclercq, Jacques (2012). De la droite décomplexée à la droite subversive. Dictionnaire 2010-2012 [From the right of assembly to the right of subversion. Dictionary 2010-2012] (in French). Paris: L'Harmattan. pp. 176 et seq. ISBN 9782296485143. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  9. ^ Terrier, René (2012). Pourquoi je ne suis plus catholique [Why I am no longer Catholic] (in French). Brogny. p. 259. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  10. ^ "L'aumônerie de CIVITAS assurée par les Capucins de Morgon". francejeunessecivitas.hautetfort.com (in French). Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
  11. ^ "GPAHE report: Far-Right Hate and Extremist Groups in Australia". Global Project Against Hate and Extremism. Retrieved 2023-04-07.