Holy protest ... women inside the Notre Dame Cathedral
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.
Staff quickly arrived on the scene and pulled the protesters away, before
kicking them out of the cathedral.
The women, who described themselves as "provocateurs", refused to
explain why they targeted Pope Benedict XVI - who shocked the world when he
stood down on Monday.
But they told passers-by they were also marching in support of gay marriage - which could be legalised in France if it gains the support of the lower house of Parliament in a vote this week.
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.
Naked truth ... women join hands as they march through Paris
Caught ... staff drag a protester away as she rings the giant bell inside the Notre Dame
But they told passers-by they were also marching in support of gay marriage - which could be legalised in France if it gains the support of the lower house of Parliament in a vote this week.
Notre Dames ... the group are frogmarched outof the cathedral
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