法国天主教会谴责了上周末全国范围内示威活动所伴随的“不可接受的暴力”，表达了对受伤者和因抢劫受损商家的团结，并呼吁对话与恢复和平。
The Catholic Church in France condemned the “unacceptable violence” accompanying last weekend’s demonstrations across the country, expressing solidarity with those injured and businesses hit by looting while calling for dialogue and a return to peace.
法国主教会议主席团周一发表声明称，警察遭到袭击并受伤，商店被洗劫，公共设施受损，代表国家机构的建筑被破坏。
In a statement published Monday, the presidency of the French Bishops’ Conference said police officers had been attacked and injured, shops looted, public facilities damaged, and buildings representing state institutions vandalized.
声明称：“这些骚乱场景使全国陷入震惊、恐惧和绝望，引发了人们对这场危机根源的诸多疑问。”
“These scenes of riots plunged the country into shock, fear and despair, raising numerous questions about the root causes of this crisis,” the statement said.
主教们敦促人们不要卷入他们所描述的“致命暴力的恶性循环”，称这个国家值得拥有更好的未来。
The bishops urged people not to be drawn into what they described as a “spiral of deadly violence,” saying the country deserves better.
“我们与所有信徒一起祈祷，愿这些骚动平息，愿合理诉求被倾听并被纳入考虑，愿通过对话和对正义的尊重，和平得以恢复，”他们表示。
“With all believers, we pray that these disturbances will cease, that legitimate demands will be heard and taken into account, and that, through dialogue and respect for justice, peace may return,” they said.
“冲突、仇恨、破坏和抢劫”是“死胡同” 马赛大主教、法国主教会议主席让-马克·阿韦林枢机周一也呼吁结束暴力、恢复和平，梵蒂冈新闻如是报道。
'Clashes, hatred, destruction and looting' are a 'dead end' Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline, the archbishop of Marseille and president of the bishops’ conference, also called for an end to violence and the restoration of peace, Vatican News reported Monday.
他在马赛总教区网站上发表的声明中表示，商店被洗劫，教堂被闯入，市政厅被破坏，警察局被洗劫，安全部队遭到袭击。他表达了对受伤者和因破坏受影响的店主的团结。
In a statement posted on the Archdiocese of Marseille’s website, Aveline said shops had been looted, churches broken into, the town hall vandalized, a police station ransacked and security forces attacked. He expressed solidarity with those injured and shopkeepers affected by the vandalism.
里昂大主教奥利维耶·德·热尔迈也谴责了暴力行为，称这些事件已超出了可表达合理诉求的示威范围。
Lyon Archbishop Olivier de Germay also condemned the violence, saying the events went beyond the scope of demonstrations in which legitimate grievances could be expressed.
他形容里昂的场景涉及“不可接受的冲突、仇恨、破坏和抢劫”。“这是一条死胡同，只会导致更大的不公平和分裂，”德·热尔迈说。
He described the scenes in Lyon as involving “unacceptable clashes, hatred, destruction and looting.”“It is a dead end and can only lead to further injustice and division,” de Germay said.
里昂教区表示，由于示威活动周边出现暴力，省政府要求推迟与穆斯林、犹太人和基督教社区共同组织的和平游行。
The Diocese of Lyon said the prefecture had requested the postponement of a peace march organized with Muslim, Jewish, and Christian communities due to the violence surrounding the demonstrations.
内政部长洛朗·努内斯表示，10月17日，法国全国共举行110场示威活动，约有55万人参与，其中巴黎有11万人；全国范围内约有400人被逮捕。
Around 550,000 people participated in 110 demonstrations across France on Oct. 17, including 110,000 in Paris, while there were about 400 arrests nationwide, said Interior Minister Laurent Nunez.