The rally, organised by conservative Catholic group Civitas, was marred by accusations that journalists covering the rally and topless counter-protesters partially dressed as nuns had been roughed up by demonstrators.įrench feminist writer and columnist Caroline Fourest said about a dozen topless activists from the Ukrainian-based women’s movement Femen had shown up to the protest dressed as nuns and chanting “humourous” slogans. THOUSANDS OF CATHOLICS and other opponents of French government plans to legalise gay marriage and same-sex adoption marched in Paris today, a day after more than 100,000 turned out across France for the cause.
