Abp. Michel Aupetit of Paris incurred a backlash for his comments, which included saying those who demand Communion on the tongue ' don’t know history' and that 'their personal little business' is keeping Masses forbidden in France.
In the middle of a 2,000-kilometer (1,243-mile) trek through the country, the Assumption will be celebrated with Mass, prayers and a consecration on August 15 in Paris.
Archbishop Michel Aupetit gave a solemn benediction to the city of Paris from the heights of Montmartre with the Blessed Sacrament earlier this Holy Thursday.