French gvmt withdraws anti-family law after hundreds of thousands march in Paris
PARIS , February 5, 2014 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) - The French government withdrew a controversial draft law on the family on Monday, putting it on hold until 2015, one day after giant pro-family demonstrations drew several hundred thousand marchers in Paris and 40,000 more in Lyon, including Cardinal François Barbarin. The law’s main aim was to give legal status to stepfathers and stepmothers in blended families and to promote mediation in divorce proceedings. Simplified divorce was also on the cards, an official report having recommended that “non-confrontational” separations be subject to a simple registration in the hands of the clerk of the court. Hundreds of thousands marched in Paris on Sunday to protest an anti-family law put forward by the Hollande government. Credit: Jeanne Smits / LifeSiteNews.com The withdrawal has been characterized by the mainstream press as a major victory for the grassroots movement against same-sex “marriage” that launched in November 2012. T