French to English translation of a sentence
Hello,

I found this sentence is an article in Le Monde today and was wondering how it can be expressed in English. Any insights from native / bilingual people please ?

Thanks !

Original Text
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Il fallait avoir la foi aussi solidement chevillée au corps que Monseigneur Joseph Alessandro, évêque de cette ville du nord-est du Kenya, pour distinguer, en ce dimanche de Pâques, un moment de « renaissance pour le pays »...
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Question

French to English translation of a sentence
Hello,

I found this sentence is an article in Le Monde today and was wondering how it can be expressed in English. Any insights from native / bilingual people please ?

Thanks !

Original Text
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Il fallait avoir la foi aussi solidement chevillée au corps que Monseigneur Joseph Alessandro, évêque de cette ville du nord-est du Kenya, pour distinguer, en ce dimanche de Pâques, un moment de « renaissance pour le pays »...
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Answer

Thanks a lot !

Il va falloir que je n'aille pas traduir mais plutôt m'exprimer prochainement.

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Don't translate. Try to explain it otherwise.
Avoir la foi solidement chevillée au corps -> To have a deep faith
You must have had as a deep faith as His Lordship Joseph Allessandro, bishop in that city of Kenia, to distinguish, on this Easter Sunday, a moment of "resurgence for the country".
That's just a trial. Don't take it for granted. It's surely not grammatically perfect but the meaning should be correct.

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