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Four activists from Ukrainian feminist group Femen have stripped off in St Peter's Square in a protest for gay rights just as Pope Benedict XVI was reciting his traditional weekly Angelus prayer.

The four topless women had “Shut Up!” scrawled on their fronts and “In Gay We Trust” on their backs. Homophobe shut up!” the activists shouted as the Pope was speaking on Sunday.

Several Italian and Vatican police officers quickly descended on the scene and detained the activists.

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