Editing Antoinism (section)

===1940–{{CURRENTYEAR}}: Continuity of the worship===
The history of Antoinism was very quiet after 1940. In Belgium, Joseph Nihoul, the President of the Antoinist Council, then his successors, led the religion until their death, alongside the members of this body.<ref>[[#Dericquebourg|Dericquebourg, 1993]], p. 25.</ref> The authority of Catherine was challenged just after her death by the Belgian branch of the movement, which has withdrawn the religious changes she made: removal of photographs in the temples, deletion of baptism, marriage and communion, opposition to the translation of Antoine's works. However, a Belgian group who, claiming to be faithful to the true Antoinist tradition, opened a temple in [[Angleur]] on 1 April 1943, preferred to keep the portraits of the Antoines in the temple.<ref>[[#Debouxhtay|Debouxhtay, 1945]], p. 27.</ref> In France, the Antoinists wanted to be faithful to all requirements provided by the founding couple. In spite of these differences, the two branches show each other support and tolerance. Thus, after the death of Catherine, there were two forms of Antoinism, which still remain different today: one in Belgium, and one in France.<ref>[[#Dericquebourg|Dericquebourg, 1993]], pp. 26–30.</ref>

In Belgium, the growth of the religion quickly begin to slow down, even to decline, as indicated by the fact that no temple has been built since 1968 and that several of them are currently unused because of a lack of dressed members and/or money. In contrast, the constructions of the temples in France has been continued until 1993, when a new temple in Toulouse was opened.<ref name="R136">[[#Dericquebourg|Dericquebourg, 1993]], pp. 136,137.</ref>