French socialists in retreat as religious leaders, conservatives rally against homosexual ‘marriage’
November 6, 2012 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) - When Francois Hollande and France ’s socialist parties swept into power in May of this year, the passage of homosexual “marriage” and other anti-life and anti-family measures appeared to be inevitable. However, only months later Hollande and his allies are on the defensive against a surprisingly broad groundswell of opposition to his plans, led by André Vingt-Trois, the Cardinal Archbishop of Paris . Vingt-Trois, as well as Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim leaders, have vociferously expressed their opposition to the proposed measure, and have been joined by conservative politicians and pro-life activists, who staged an attention-grabbing protest on October 23. Larger protests are scheduled for the 17th and 18th of this month. The result has been a dramatic shift in public opinion, which polls had consistently shown to favor homosexual “marriage” and adoption. According to a recent poll by IFOP commissioned by Le Figaro magazine , oppositi