French councilor Kevin Nader.Mayor of Ivry-sur-Seine, Philippe Bouyssou, a member of the Communist Party, accused Kevin Nader, a municipal councilor in the town in the Val-de-Marne department near Paris, of a ‘political crime’ for holding up a cross and reciting the Hail Mary during a recent town meeting.Nader, a member of Rassemblement National (National Rally) is political party, formerly known as the Front National (FN), led by Marine Le Pen, proposed a rule change during a June 11 meeting. French outlet JDD reports the rule change would ban the “wearing of a sign or outfit ostensibly manifesting religious affiliation.The change would have affected some council members who wear hijabs, including Fenda Diarram, the town’s Deputy Mayor.Bouyssou, however, refused to put it to a vote, prompting Nader’s protest.According to a transcript via LifeSite News, Nadler responded by holding up a wooden cross and noting, “Very well, since you refuse to be under the sign of secularism in this city council, you refuse secularism.”“That’s right — indeed, you refuse secularism in this city council. But, from now on, we will be under the sign of the cross at every city council meeting.”He continued, “And may the cross bless you all. And may God bless you. And I’ll say a Hail Mary.”Mayor Bouyssou immediately lashed out.Mayor Bouyssou immediately condemned his religious display. “So, what you have just done, Mr. Nader, clearly marks your political crime,” the French Communist said.“And I remind you, anyway, that you are indeed being filmed. And I, who have a deep and unwavering respect for all religions, even if I practice none, firmly believe that Ivry’s Christian and Catholic community will deeply and clearly appreciate the manner in which you have just dragged them through the mud with this attitude,” Bouyssou fumed, with hostility in his eyes, to the applause of council officials.“This is a disgrace indeed. This is a true and genuine scandal. In just a few hours of consultation, you have climbed to every summit imaginable, truly and utterly crossed every single red line,” Bouyssou continued.Watch:Catholic politician condemned by communist mayor of d’Ivry, France for reciting the ‘Hail Mary’.The prayer came in response to his colleagues’ lack of concern for imposing their secular standards on another elected official wearing a veil. pic.twitter.com/qZxCMlPSnz— LifeSiteNews (@LifeSite) June 12, 2026The post Communist French Mayor Accuses Fellow Politician of ‘Political Crime’ for Holding Up Cross and Reciting the Hail Mary During Meeting appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.