Belgian cardinal removes Flemish priest accused of banning mass in French

AP Worldstream | December 30, 2002 | Copyright

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Dateline: BRUSSELS, Belgium Belgians digested a new and unique twist in their perennial language dispute Monday after a Flemish priest was removed from his parish for banning French-speakers from celebrating mass in his church.

Father Jos Verstraeten celebrated his last mass at the St. Peter's church in Wezembeek-Oppem outside Brussels on Sunday at a service attended by flag-waving Flemish nationalists who backed his stance against French-speakers.

Unusually, the priest led the congregation in singing "The Flemish Lion," a rousing nationalist anthem.

The priest ...

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