Henri Tincq Explained

Henri Tincq
Birth Date:2 November 1945
Birth Place:Fouquières-lès-Lens, France
Death Place:Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, France
Occupation:Journalist

Henri Tincq (2 November 1945 – 29 March 2020) was a French journalist and Vatican expert.[1]

He was a religious specialist for the newspaper Le Monde from 1985 to 2008 after having worked for the newspaper La Croix. He also worked for the magazine Slate.

Biography

Tincq obtained a degree in philosophy from Sciences Po in Paris and a degree in journalism from the École supérieure de journalisme de Lille. His most notable work is Larousse des religions, and he chaired the Association des journalistes de l’information religieuse (AJIR) from 1994 to 1999.[2]

Tincq had an interest in the history of popes. Following the election of Pope Benedict XVI in 2005, he established a list of "progressive objectives" for the Catholic Church for Benedict's papacy.[3] He was opposed to the fundamentalist movement, and he was highly critical of Benedict's positions in favor of the movement.[4] Tincq expressed disappointment in the way Benedict leaned towards traditionalism during matters of morality.[5]

Tincq was delighted that Benedict organized a second meeting of major religions, as inter-religious dialogue often turned against traditionalism and skepticism.[6] He was worried about the Islamist risings in North Africa and the fate of Christians in Egypt.[7] [8] He also had great praise for Benedict's speech in front of the German Bundestag.[9]

Tincq was often viewed as more friendly to Protestants, but often hostile to Orthodox Christians.[10]

Tincq died of COVID-19 on 29 March 2020, in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges at the age of 74.[11]

Awards and honours

Publications

Notes and References

  1. News: Mort de Henri Tincq, grande plume de l'information religieuse. 30 March 2020. La Croix. French.
  2. Web site: Liste des derniers présidents. AJIR. French.
  3. Web site: Les évêques de France résistent au Vatican sur la messe en latin. 6 November 2006. TradiNews. French.
  4. Web site: La dérive sectaire des catholiques traditionalistes. 21 September 2004. TradiNews. French.
  5. Web site: Qui est Josef Ratzinger ?. 20 April 2005. Le Monde. French. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080917034522/http://www.lemonde.fr/web/chat/0,46-0@2-3210,55-640890,0.html. 17 September 2008. 2 April 2020.
  6. Web site: L'Assise contre le fanatisme religieux. 29 October 2011. Slate. French.
  7. Web site: Faut-il avoir peur de la victoire des islamistes en Tunisie et de la charia en Libye?. 25 October 2011. Slate. French.
  8. Web site: Egypte, Syrie: l'avenir incertain des chrétiens arabes. 13 October 2011. Slate. French.
  9. Web site: La leçon de politique de Benoît XVI. 28 September 2011. Slate. French.
  10. Web site: Visite du patriarche de Moscou – Les médias cherchent à mettre le diocèse de Paris en position fausse par rapport à Benoît XVI. 2 October 2007. Patrice de Plunkett. French.
  11. Web site: Disparition: le journaliste Henri Tincq est mort, frappé par le Covid 19. 1 April 2020. Les Echos. French.
  12. Web site: Genève: Le Prix John Templeton décerné à Henri Tincq du «Monde». 3 September 2002. cath.ch. French.
  13. Web site: Décret du 6 avril 2007 portant promotion et nomination. 8 April 2007. Legifrance.gouv.fr. French.

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