French Catholic Academy
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The French Catholic Academy (Académie catholique de France), was first thought in late 2007 early 2008 by a group of academics.
On July 11, 2008, a first meeting was held, bringing together personalities from magazines, associations and faculties. On October 13, 2008, a small committee was held at the Collège des Bernardins in Paris, which decided on the definitive name "Académie catholique de France" and its head office at this address.
In January 2009, the new office was made up of the priest and philosopher Philippe Capelle-Dumont (chairman), the professor of immunologic medicine Edgardo D. Carosella and Father Jean-Robert Armogathe[1] (vice-presidents) and professor and philosopher Pierre Manent organized a first meeting during which the statutes and rules of procedure were adopted.
In March 2009 the first meeting of the "Scientific Council" was held and the first members of the "academic body" were elected. Inspired by the Catholic Academy of Mainz,[2] in Germany, the French Catholic Academy is composed of 70 clerics and laymen. The "academic body" has 84% lay people.