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Michael W Higgins

Michael W Higgins

Leo, Voltaire and the eldest daughter of the Church

Michael W Higgins October 8, 2026
Leo, Voltaire and the eldest daughter of the Church

When Pope Leo XIV arrived in the City of Lights, in the country once known as the “eldest daughter of the Church,” he was not met by screaming hordes exclaiming with fury, “Écrasez I’infâme!”—often translated as “crush the loathsome thing.” Indeed, this phrase was directed mostly at the Roman Catholic Church by the Jesuit-educated firebrand…

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