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'Femen' activists go topless [in Paris's Notre Dame] to hail pope's resignation
France 24 ^ | 2/12/2013 | n/a

Posted on 02/12/2013 3:53:50 PM PST by Pyro7480

Eight feminists flashed their breasts in the heart of Paris's Notre Dame cathedral on Tuesday to celebrate Pope Benedict XVI's shock resignation announcement.

The members of the Femen movement entered the Gothic cathedral dressed in long coats which they whipped off inside while ringing three bells near the altar.

"Pope no more!" they cried. "No more homophobe" and "Bye bye Benedict!"

Scandalised visitors voiced their disapproval.

"This is a sacred place, you can't strip here," said a Frenchwoman....

(Excerpt) Read more at france24.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: benedictxvi; catholic; france; notredame
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The bells were commissioned to mark Notre Dame Cathedral's 850th anniversary, and to replace bells that were destroyed by the French Revolution.

New Notre Dame bells make harmonious history

1 posted on 02/12/2013 3:54:01 PM PST by Pyro7480
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To: Siobhan; Canticle_of_Deborah; NYer; Salvation; american colleen; Desdemona; StAthanasiustheGreat; ..

Catholic ping!


2 posted on 02/12/2013 3:55:45 PM PST by Pyro7480 (Viva Cristo Rey!)
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To: Pyro7480

Do you have a link?


3 posted on 02/12/2013 3:56:07 PM PST by Admin Moderator
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My apologies -- it is http://www.france24.com/en/20130212-femen-activists-topless-notre-dame-paris-pope-resignation-benedict
4 posted on 02/12/2013 3:57:56 PM PST by Pyro7480 (Viva Cristo Rey!)
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http://www.france24.com/en/20130212-femen-activists-topless-notre-dame-paris-pope-resignation-benedict


5 posted on 02/12/2013 3:58:02 PM PST by Perdogg (Mark Levin - It's called the Bill of Rights not Bill of Needs)
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I need a photo to determine guilt or innocence.


6 posted on 02/12/2013 3:58:23 PM PST by duckworth (Perhaps instant karma's going to get you. Perhaps not.)
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To: duckworth

There’s video on YouTube. GUILTY


7 posted on 02/12/2013 3:59:34 PM PST by Pyro7480 (Viva Cristo Rey!)
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To: Pyro7480; Morgana

leftists and perversion go hand in hand or hand in somewhere...


8 posted on 02/12/2013 3:59:34 PM PST by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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To: duckworth

Guilty.

No matte what.


9 posted on 02/12/2013 4:00:11 PM PST by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
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To: Pyro7480

I have been in there. Amazing to walk in such a piece of history.


10 posted on 02/12/2013 4:01:29 PM PST by HereInTheHeartland (Lawyers have caused thousands of times more destruction to our nation than have guns)
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http://www.france24.com/en/20121118-anti-gay-marriage-protesters-clash-feminists-femen-paris-civitas

Watch the video...


11 posted on 02/12/2013 4:03:41 PM PST by BCW (http://babylonscovertwar.com/index.html)
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To: Pyro7480

Topless? I have never seen a fremen that was not wrapped in a stillsuit


12 posted on 02/12/2013 4:04:49 PM PST by winodog (Thank you Jesus for the calm in my life)
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To: BCW

That’s from a different incident last year.


13 posted on 02/12/2013 4:06:19 PM PST by Pyro7480 (Viva Cristo Rey!)
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To: Pyro7480

RESPONSE: “Left one’s cancerous.”


14 posted on 02/12/2013 4:14:08 PM PST by Suz in AZ
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To: Pyro7480

What do these people ~think~ is ever going to happen? That they might get gay weddings in the Catholic Church? Seriously...


15 posted on 02/12/2013 4:14:49 PM PST by Ramius (Personally, I give us one chance in three. More tea anyone?)
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notice these cowards don’t dare do this in a muslim church!

I am SO FREAKING SICK of just taking this and doing nothing!


16 posted on 02/12/2013 4:22:28 PM PST by TexasFreeper2009 (Obama lied .. the economy died.)
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notice these cowards don’t dare do this in a muslim church!

post of the millennium nomination

17 posted on 02/12/2013 4:25:39 PM PST by alrea
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Eight feminists flashed their breasts...

Me thinks I'll pass on the rest of this thread... I don't own an UNSEE button.

18 posted on 02/12/2013 4:26:00 PM PST by Rodamala
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To: Pyro7480

Idiots.


19 posted on 02/12/2013 4:31:09 PM PST by Jack Hammer
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To: Pyro7480

1 Samuel 15:23a — For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry.


20 posted on 02/12/2013 4:33:36 PM PST by tflabo (Truth or Tyranny)
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