In Corsica, a Cross Ignites the Debate on Identity and Secularism

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At the request of a resident, the administrative court ordered the dismantling of a large cross on the communal domain of Quasquara. The decision raised an outcry, including in the independent circles.

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The cross at the entrance of Quasquara, in the south of Corsica, on October 14, 2025. PASCAL POCHARD-CASABIANCA/AFP By ordering, on October 10, the removal of a cross raised in 2022 by Paul-Antoine Bertolozzi, mayor (without label) of Quasquara, in South Corsica, justice made this village of 60 souls the epicenter of a controversy about the nature of island identity. The administrative court of Bastia granted to a resident of the village who had…

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The withdrawal of a Christian cross at the entrance to a village in South Corsica, ordered by the administrative court of Bastia, sparks intense controversy.