Archbishop of Brussels Andre Leonard Attacked

Case information
Incident date
Country
Belgium
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
  • Morals
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
  • Radical Left
Religious Freedom / Discrimination
  • Exclusion (of individuals or ideas)

Four activists of the feminist group Femen disturbed a conference at the university of Brussels. The topless women interrupted Archbishop André-Joseph Léonard's speech by throwing water out of Lourdes bottles at him. Screaming loudly they held up a poster "Stop Homophobia". On their bare chests they had written blasphemous comments.

Further information, including photo materials:

http://www.lesoir.be/230985/article/actualite/belgique/2013-04-23/andre-leonard-chahute-par-des-femen-seins-nus-l-ulb

http://www.lalibre.be/actu/belgique/article/811659/action-des-femen-contre-mgr-leonard-pas-de-probleme-de-deontologie.html
http://www.lalibre.be/actu/belgique/article/811637/haarscher-mgr-leonard-s-est-mis-l-auditoire-de-l-ulb-en-poche.html
http://www.lanouvellegazette.be/710108/article/actualite/2013-04-24/les-femen-accueillent-monseigneur-andre-leonard-seins-nus-a-l-ulb-photos

http://kath.net/news/41034