text: For what it's worth, I'll add this quote from the 2nd linked article: 
  
  "The Catholic Church, however, called the ruling "balanced" while France's secularism watchdog, ODL, said it simply upheld the 1905 law. Claims that it could lead to crosses being dismantled from churches or graveyards were "totally unfounded" it said, as these were excluded from the law."
  
  While France's secularism is a source of ongoing annoyance to some Catholics, it is hardly late-breaking news.