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By Victor Enengedi A group of militant feminists yesterday, Tuesday, February 11, 2013 cheered in celebration of Pope Benedict XVI‘s shocking resignation announcement by marching topless inside the famed Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France. The nine breast-baring rebels who are members of the hard-core Ukrainian protest group FEMEN, had slogans written in black paint across their bare chests and backs that read, ‘Pope no more’, ‘Game over’, ‘No more homophobe’ and ‘Bye bye Benedict’. The FEMEN women’s power group who have been making headlines since 2010 for topless >>>

<!-- --> Follow us   <!----> Follow @IBTimesUK <!-- --> Passers-by were told by the group that they were also marching for gay marriage - which could be legalised in France under legislation being voted on this week. The militant group was hauled off the site by security staff. Femen's display in Notere Dame was just the latest in a high-profile campaign against the Catholic Church by the group. Last month, the group ambushed Pope Benedict in St Peter's Square in the Vatican >>>

FEMINISTS stripped topless and stormed the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris yesterday to 'celebrate' the Pope's resignation. Nine members of Ukrainian group Femen drew crowds as they marched through the French capital with 'Pope no more' scrawled on their bare boobs. The women - wearing just tights and hotpants - then entered the 850-year-old Catholic church and surrounded one of two huge bells on display, before ringing it. EIGHT Femen activists undressed and flashed their breasts inside the iconic Notre Dame cathedral in Paris Staff quickly arrived on the scene >>>

Topless women activists pounded a huge church bell in Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris to "celebrate" the pope’s resignation.The nine women from Ukrainian feminist group Femen had their chests and backs emblazoned with the words "Pope No More." They didn’t explain their action except to say they are "provocateurs" celebrating Pope Benedict XVI’s decision to step down later this month.At one point some of the women rang an enormous bell on display in the hall of the landmark cathedral, part of a set of new bronze bells cast for Notre Dame’s 850th anniversary this year. Cathedral staff turned >>>

The resignation of the head of the Catholic Church has been greeted with a show of flesh by topless FEMEN protesters. A handful of women stormed Paris's Notre Dame Cathedral on Tuesday to celebrate Pope Benedict XVI's decision to stand down. Chanting "Bye bye Benedict" and "No more homophobe" the group banged bells with sticks and sported slogans on their naked chests which read "Crisis of faith" and "Pope no more". FEMEN protestors at Paris's Notre Dame Cathedral on Tuesday A triumphant posting on the group's Facebook >>>

The resignation of the head of the Catholic Church has been greeted with a show of flesh by topless FEMEN protesters. A handful of women stormed Paris's Notre Dame Cathedral on Tuesday to celebrate Pope Benedict XVI's decision to stand down. Chanting "Bye bye Benedict" and "No more homophobe" the group banged bells with sticks and sported slogans on their naked chests which read "Crisis of faith" and "Pope no more". FEMEN protestors at Paris's Notre Dame Cathedral on Tuesday A triumphant posting on the group's Facebook >>>

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The world last heard from the topless Ukrainian protesters collectively known as Femen in September, when they rolled out plans for a training camp for young activists. Now, they've taken their boob-centric show to Paris, where on Tuesday they mounted a celebration of Pope Benedict XVI's resignation. The nine women painted slogans on their skin including "Pope No More" and "Pope Game Over," but staff at Notre Dame Cathedral ejected them after one rang one of the brand-new, enormous bronze bells cast for the cathedral's 850th anniversary this year. Paris can look forward >>>

New York, Feb 13 (ANI): Topless women activists from a feminist group had rang a church bell in the famous Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral in Paris, to ‘celebrate’ the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI. The nine women from an Ukrainian feminist group Femen, who had the words ‘Pope No More’ boldly written across their naked chests and backs, said that they are ‘provocateurs’ cheering the Pope’s decision to step down, New York Post reports. The women rang a huge bell, one of the bronze bells made for the 850th anniversary of the cathedral for which they were removed >>>