Clergyman Auguste Moanda-Phuati of Eglise Sainte-Therese in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray went on holiday content that he had left his parish in the safe, if old, hands of his auxillary priest, Father Jacques Hamel.
Although he should have retired ten years earlier, Father Jacques had refused, and told fellow priests: ‘You’ve seen a retired pastor? I will work until my last breath.’ -- Read more: