Guillaume-René Meignan
Guillaume-René Meignan (12 April 1817 – 20 January 1896) was a French prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the bishop of the Diocese of Châlons and the Diocese of Arras and as the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Tours.
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[edit]- I desire for France such a liberty as the Church has in the United States. Thus we would escape from the tutelage of the government. Still I recognize that this condition of affairs is impossible in France. It has taken a long time and peculiar circumstances to establish it in America. It would take longer to make it a reality with us. Nevertheless, with all due respect to the public power and submission to the laws, there is nothing to prevent us drawing inspiration from the great examples of the Mannings and the Gibbons, from seeking with ardor the welfare of the people, notably the workingmen and the unfortunate. The Republic has nothing to hope from a clergy become servile, and therefore contemptible.
