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 from the church >>>

Eight feminists flashed their breasts in the heart of Paris’s Notre Dame cathedral yesterday 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!” Scandalized visitors voiced their disapproval. “This is a sacred place, you can’t strip here,” said a Frenchwoman. The Femen women’s power group >>>

A Ukrainian group of feminist activists took over the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on Tuesday to celebrate Pope Benedict XVI's resignation, and the lower house of the French Parliament's vote in favor of marriage equality.  Several FEMEN activists, who call themselves "sextremists," rang the bell inside the cathedral in what they said was a funeral march for the Pope's homophobia.  "FEMEN is congratulating the whole progressive world with the resignation of fascist Benedict XVI from the place of the head of the Catholic mafia," the group's Facebook page declared. "It's symbolic that today >>>

A group of feminists stripped inside Paris's Notre Dame cathedral Monday in "celebration" of Pope Benedict XVI's shocking resignation announcement. Some nine women with the Ukrainian group Femen flashed their breasts at the iconic site while ringing the cathedral's huge church bells and shouting "Pope No More." CHARLES PLATIAU/Reuters A woman pounds a new bronze bell cast for the cathedral's 850th anniversary this year. RELATED: TOPLESS WOMEN PROTEST VATICAN AS GAY >>>

‘No more Pope’: Femen activists get naked in Notre Dame to mark Pope’s resignation Published: 12 February, 2013, 22:00 Activists from the women's rights organisation Femen protest in front of the new eight bronze bells displayed in the nave of Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral in Paris February 12, 2013 (Reuters / Charles Platiau) Eight Femen activists undressed and flashed their breasts inside the iconic Notre Dame cathedral in Paris. The notorious female group marked Pope Benedict XVI's resignation in typically scandalous fashion. Activists >>>

Topless members of a Ukrainian feminist group have taken to Paris’s Notre Dame Cathedral in celebration at the announcement of Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation. Eight members of the feminist group, Femen, demonstrated in the centre of Paris, in celebration that Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation yesterday. The members of the group, who have demonstrated for feminist and gay rights against the Pope in the past, shouted: “Pope no more!”, “No more homophobe” and “Bye bye Benedict!”. One passed by commented: “This is a sacred place, you can’t strip here.” The group >>>

If you've been baffled by the Ukrainian topless women's group Femen, then have we got a video for you.

The activist group is catching on in different countries because it's reclaiming nudity as a means of challenging patriarchy.

Femen has spread from Kyiv to Paris to Sao Paulo. Don't be surprised if this is the year it arrives in Canada or the United States.

Via: straight.com

Activists from Ukrainian feminist group FEMEN staged yet another topless protest Saturday in Davos, Switzerland. Picketing outside of the 2013 World Economic Forum (WEF), the trio of women chanted "S.O.S. Davos," shot off flares and blew whistles in a demonstration against what they say is male domination of the world economy, Independent Television News reports. Swiss police detained the women after they tried to breach the security barrier. SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTOS, VIDEO Top financial officials met last week at a resort >>>

Activists from Ukrainian feminist group FEMEN staged yet another topless protest Saturday in Davos, Switzerland. Picketing outside of the 2013 World Economic Forum (WEF), the trio of women chanted "S.O.S. Davos," shot off flares and blew whistles in a demonstration against what they say is male domination of the world economy, Independent Television News reports. Swiss police detained the women after they tried to breach the security barrier. SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTOS, VIDEO Top financial officials met last week at a resort >>>

Activists from Ukrainian feminist group FEMEN staged yet another topless protest Saturday in Davos, Switzerland. Picketing outside of the 2013 World Economic Forum (WEF), the trio of women chanted "S.O.S. Davos," shot off flares and blew whistles in a demonstration against what they say is male domination of the world economy, Independent Television News reports. Swiss police detained the women after they tried to breach the security barrier. SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTOS, VIDEO Top financial officials met last week at a resort >>>