Cultural Office of Cluny

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Cultural Office of Cluny
Classification
Roman Catholic
RegionFrance
FounderOlivier Fenoy
Origin1963
France and other countries
Official websitewww.officeculturelcluny.org/

The Cultural Office of Cluny, often named OCC (renamed Cultural Office of Cluny – National Federation of Total Animation [OCC – FNAG] in 1978) is a

Catholic-related association registered as a voluntary association, created in France by Olivier Fenoy in 1963. It is a group of cultural animation composed of a theater company whose activities include art, cultural travels, and photography among other things. Although primarily located in France, the OCC has several centers in Québec and Chile.[1] The group was widely referred to as a cult
in the media, particularly after the publication of the first parliamentary report in which it was mentioned.

History and organization

Strongly influenced by a text of

Palis, Entrevaux, Château de Machy, Center Le Brûlaire, etc...). It publishes a quarterly magazine named Le Courrier: Nouvelles de Cluny.[1]

In 1972, the

Secretary of State for Youth and Sports granted to the OCC a provisional approval as an organization of popular education. This approval was withdrawn in 1982, then reinstated by the State Council in 1990.[5]

Reception

The OCC was listed as a

ADFI criticized the OCC for its methods of seduction, its particular lifestyle (reduced sleep, long prayers, inability to be alone, etc.), possible families breakdowns, its hierarchical structure,[1] psychological pressures, and despoilment.[8] Former members claimed to have been "seduced by promises of social advancement" in the group and then were "totally ruined after their stay at the centers in Claux and Le Machy".[9] The OCC rules were described as "binding and totalitarian".[10]

For their part,

Bishop of Troyes Gérard Daucourt, as well as Bishops Montagrin, Pontier, and Jean Vernette,[11] criticized the cult classification of the OCC and wrote a protest letter to Philippe Séguin, arguing that this caused some harm to the OCC as well as to the Catholic Church.[12][13] For André-Hubert Mesnard, the classification made by the Parliamentary Commission was not democratic because the list could not be changed after its publication and thus the groups incriminated, including the OCC, could not defend themselves against criticisms.[14] CESNUR stated that the group was "nearly bankrupted due to the refusal of public theatres to air its shows" after its cult designation.[15]

Judicial cases

The OCC launched numerous lawsuits or have been sued in many cases throughout its history.

Digne and Aix-en-Provence. On these occasions, Fenoy's brother, former followers, parents' members, and a priest from Lyon provided negative testimonies about the association.[5]

On 4 June 1998, the court of

social security regulations, and tried to challenge the tax recovery imposed by URSSAF.[16] In a lawsuit filed by a former member in Grenoble, it was revealed that Fenoy had homosexual intercourse and that he "kept members in a high material and spiritual dependency". In 1988, the OCC filed a complaint for defamation against the President of the association "L'Alouette" for issuing a leaflet warning against cults in which the OCC was cited, but was dismissed.[4]

The

General Councils of several French départements, including Rhône and Aube, and the Grenoble city hall gave important subsidies, which raised much criticism.[17]

References

  1. ^
    UNADFI (1993). "Heurs et malheurs de l'Office Culturel de Cluny". Bulletin de Liaison pour l'Étude des Sectes (in French). Prevensectes. Archived from the original
    on 11 December 2008. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
  2. ^
    ISBN 2-204-07305-9
    .
  3. ^ Vernette, Jean; Moncelon, Claire (1995). "Office culturel de Cluny (OCC)". Dictionnaire des groupes religieux aujourd'hui (religions – églises – sectes – nouveaux mouvements religieux – mouvements spiritualistes) (in French). SOS Dérives sectaires. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
  4. ^
    ISBN 2-85018-648-1
    .
  5. ^
    ISBN 2-204-07305-9
    .
  6. ^ "Rapport fait au nom de la Commission d'enquête sur les sectes – Les sectes en France" (in French). Assemblée Nationale. 1995. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
  7. ^ "Rapport fait au nom de la Commission d'enquête sur les sectes – Les sectes et l'argent" (in French). Assemblée Nationale. 1999. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
  8. ISBN 9782296008250
    .
  9. ^ Huckel, Roland (May 1991). "Étude technologique de la manipulation mentale, pratiquée dans les sectes contestées". Bouée (in French). Anti-scientologie. Archived from the original on 18 October 2005. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
  10. ISBN 9782296003477
    .
  11. ^ Trouslard, Jacques (2005). "Quelques réflexions relatives à l'article du journal La Croix sur les sectes" (in French). Psychothérapie Vigilance. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
  12. ISBN 88-85237-11-8
    .
  13. ISBN 9782708968554
    .
  14. ISBN 2-84898-039-7
    .
  15. ^ Introvigne, Massimo (1 December 1997). "Religious Liberty in Western Europe". CESNUR. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
  16. UNADFI (1999). "Les moines laïques condamnés". Bulletin de Liaison pour l'Étude des Sectes (in French). Prevensectes. Archived from the original
    on 18 May 2007. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
  17. L'Express (in French). Prevensectes. 6 August 1998. Archived from the original
    on 4 April 2009. Retrieved 25 August 2009.

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