On Tuesday in Africa, Pope Benedict reiterated the Catholic church's stance against condoms when he claimed they were complicating the fight against AIDS. (??!!) His statements were denounced from all sides in France, including by the Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, who called them "the opposite of tolerance and understanding." Cut to Sunday Mass at Paris' Notre-Dame, where 57 percent of Parisians now disapprove of Pope Benedict. Some of those Commie types showed their displeasure. Add in counter-protesters, and injury and arrests ensued.
A "die-in" was staged (video here) in front of Notre-Dame by Act-Up and AIDS awareness protesters. Their signs depicted the pope and called him an assasin, and they threw down condoms on the square as worshippers left Sunday mass. About 20 young counter-protesters held signs reading "leave my Pope alone." The protest resulted in one injury and four arrests.
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