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Right-wing writer shoots himself dead at altar of Notre Dame after marriage equality passes

PARIS — A far-right writer and activist shot himself dead in front of the altar of Paris’s famed Notre Dame Cathedral on Tuesday, shortly after calling for “spectacular” action to protect France’s identity. Police and his publisher confirmed the man’s identity as Dominique Venner, 78, a long-time essayist and activist…

Topless women mark pope’s resignation with cathedral demonstration

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…

French far-right Christians besiege ‘Jesus excrement’ play

PARIS — Paris police have arrested around 20 Christian fundamentalists who burst into a theatre and threw stink bombs to protest against a play featuring the face of Christ drizzled with fake excrement. Police made the arrests at the Theatre de la Ville, on the banks of the Seine near…