{"id":1856,"date":"2010-04-24T13:55:39","date_gmt":"2010-04-24T11:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.devries.fr\/?p=1856"},"modified":"2010-04-24T13:55:39","modified_gmt":"2010-04-24T11:55:39","slug":"god-hits-number-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devries.fr\/fr\/2010\/04\/24\/god-hits-number-one\/","title":{"rendered":"God hits Number One"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Three singing priests have reached paradise by chasing popular singer Cristophe Mae from it’s No. 1 position in the French Album Top 50<\/a>.\u00a0The album Spiritus Dei<\/em> of ‘Les pr\u00eatres<\/em>‘ (The Priests), a trio formed by two priests and a seminarian from the diocese of Gap<\/a> (South of France), was released in late March and has already sold 100,000 copies.\u00a0The group draws inspiration from their Irish colleagues, The Priests<\/a>, who are having success worldwide. The album is a mix of popular songs and liturgical chants. Seemingly effortless, the singers of heaven zap from Ave Maria to Jacques Brel.<\/p>\n

In an era where the Catholic Church is facing new scandals of sexual abuse almost daily, this surprise success comes as a blessing.\u00a0Moreover, the ‘eldest daughter of the Church’, as Catholic France is usually called, has launched a new campaign this week called \u00ab\u00a0Why Not Me?<\/a>\u00ab\u00a0, aiming to recruit future priests.<\/p>\n

The pious Boys Band will give concerts on May 11 and 19 June in the Saint-Roch in Paris and in Rheims on June 20 (tickets available on the site of the FNAC<\/a>).\u00a0The devout fans can buy and download Spiritus Dei<\/em> on Amazon.fr<\/a>.\u00a0It is unknown whether the revenues will be used to fund compensation for victims of sexual abuse.\u00a0One thing however is certain: some of the profits will be used to build a new church in the Hautes-Alpes and for the financing of a school in Madagascar.<\/p>\n

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