While Pope Benedict XVI was delivering a weekly traditional prayer from his studio window overlooking the Vatican’s piazza on Sunday, he took no notice of the four women in St. Peter’s Square below who were wrestling with police after stripping from the waist up and exposing their breasts.
The ladies, activists associated with the Ukrainian feminist group Femen, had removed their tops in protest of the Vatican’s opposition to gay marriage and were ultimately arrested by police.
French Catholic bishops and other religious leaders have strongly opposed the proposal, and the Vatican has backed them. ~ The Washington Times
The women’s bodies had been painted with their battle cries “In Gay We Trust” and “Shut Up” according to The Blaze.
One of the protesters, Inna Shevchenko, informed the media that “today we are here to protest against homophobia.”
In addition to today’s protest at the Vatican by Femen, a protest march in Paris is scheduled for today. Hundreds of thousands are expected to join in the protest of French President Francois Hollande’s plan to legalize gay marriage and allow gay couples to adopt children.
For more on today’s protest, see the video: Topless protest against Vatican's anti-gay stance
Also see:
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- Lady Gaga accused of illegally promoting gay rights at Russian concert (Video)
- Michael Lohan agrees to pay back child support for illegitimate child (Video)
- Gun rights groups rally as you can enter drawing to win an AR-15 (Video)
- Texas dad arrested after posing as shooter to test school security (Photos)
- Handyman who torched 73-year-old woman to death sentenced today (Video)
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