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 European Gay Activists Becoming Increasingly Violent, Intolerant of 
 Other Views 
  
 Call Pope Benedict €homophobe, AIDS accomplice€ 
  
 Paris and Madrid, June 6, 2005, (LifeSiteNews.com) - Two events in 
 Europe indicate that the culture war between those defending traditional 
 marriage and those promoting same-sex marriage is continuing to 
 escalate. As Canada€s Liberal government moves closer to pushing through 
 its same-sex marriage law, Bill C-38, predictions of resulting social 
 unrest may echo events already occurring in Paris and Madrid. 
  
 In Paris, France the Agence France-Presse (AFP) is reporting that an 
 altercation broke out at the famed Notre-Dame Cathedral on Sunday when 
 20 members of the group €Act Up€ gained entry and proceeded to perform a 
 mock marriage of two lesbians. One of  the activists was dressed as a 
 priest and pronounced the two women married, while other members of Act 
 Up chanted "Pope Benedict XVI, homophobe, AIDS accomplice." 
  
 Church security personnel pursued the gay rights activists as they fled 
 the Cathedral. As a result clashes broke out outside the Paris landmark, 
 during which Monsignor Patrick Jacquin suffered a minor neck injury. 
  
 Monsignor Jacquin is quoted in the AFP as saying: "They are savages. I 
 was pushed to the ground and trampled, kicked in the neck. 
 "It's a scandal for these people to lash out at me and the Pope." 
  
 Jerome Martin, the president of Act Up Paris, participated in the 
 demonstration. Mr. Martin claims the priest had exaggerated the actual 
 events. 
 "We did not want to be aggressive with respect to the worshipers... the 
 aggressive security detail wanted to rip up our banner," he said. 
 The demonstration took place to mark the first anniversary of France's 
 first gay wedding, subsequently declared null and void by French courts, 
 performed last year in the Bordeaux suburb of Begles. Earlier in the day 
 the Act Up activists had gathered outside Paris city hall where they 
 denounced homophobia and called for equal rights for gays and lesbians. 
  
 In Madrid, Spain, it was reported that death threats and slander against 
 pro-life groups were broadcast over homosexual websites in response to a 
 planned pro-life protest against a government plan to make homosexual 
 unions equal to marriage. 
  
 The websites contain €clear criminal content€, stated Hazteoir.org, a 
 Spanish civil rights watchdog site. The statements made by homosexual 
 groups could be grounds for legal action against the moderators of such 
 forums, who "have done nothing to erase these messages or expel those 
 responsible. 
  
 "On some Internet forums frequented by these (homosexual) groups, 
 messages are being posted that openly incite violence against family 
 organizations, the Catholic Church, and in general, against all those 
 who disagree with their claims," the civil rights website reported. 
  
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