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Summer series: 100 years ago, Pius XI condemned Action Française
On the eve of the First World War, Action Française was on the rise. But clouds begin to gather over Maurras and his school. The movement is sometimes accused of politicizing religion, as in Lourdes in 1910: under the influence of the Leaguers, the pilgrimage was transformed into a street demonstration. And if Action Française has its supporters within the Roman Curia, it also has its detractors. So much so that Pope Pius X, who had once seen in Maurras a defender of the faith, decided to have his works condemned. At the beginning of January 1914, at the end of a long procedure, five books by Maurras were included in the Index of Prohibited Books, including Le Chemin de Paradis (1895), a collection of philosophical tales, Les Amants de Venise (1902), an essay criticizing romanticism and Anthinéa (1901), a travelogue praising ancient civilization and classical culture.
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