"Marie Antoinette".(Letter to the editor)

Catholic Insight | December 1, 2006| | Copyright

I was surprised to read comments in the press about the "Marie Antoinette" film, referring to her as a licentious person.

Many people regard Marie Antoinette as a good, moral individual, true to her Catholic faith. Her husband, King Louis XVI, was also a good-living person. He was one of the few French kings not to have had mistresses. Upon ascending to the throne, Louis was already locked into a situation where 25 percent of the national income was spent on Versailles. While conditions in the country were far from perfect, the 'storming' of the Bastille is said to ...

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