Talk:Roman Catholic Diocese of Belley–Ars

Removed flag of 5th French Republic
I removed the flag icon from the Infobox, in accordance with several sections of WP:ICON; specifically (quoting),


 * Generally, flag icons should not be used in infoboxes, even when there is a "country", "nationality" or equivalent field: they are unnecessarily distracting and give undue prominence to one field among many....
 * Flags make simple, blunt statements about nationality, while words can express the facts with more complexity. The French Republic rejected the idea of a state religion or an official religion in legislation of 1905. The diocese of Belley is therefore unrelated to the French Republic. If anything, it is a creature of the Holy See.
 * Do not rewrite history. Flags should not be used to misrepresent the nationality of a historical figure [including some bishops], event, object, etc. Political boundaries change, often over the span of a biographical article subject's lifetime. Where ambiguity or confusion could result, it is better not to use a flag at all, and where one is genuinely needed, use the historically accurate flag.

Vicedomino (talk) 03:52, 16 June 2024 (UTC)