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(ENI) "Occupy" protesters welcomed at St. Paul's Cathedral in London

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Kendall Harmon

Scores of anti-corporate demonstrators invaded London’s historic St. Paul’s Cathedral on 16 October, but police who tried to stop them were told to leave by church officials, Religion News Service reports.

The protesters — who were targeting the global financial system as part of worldwide demonstrations against corporate greed ”“ were welcomed into the 17th-century cathedral, and Sunday services went on uninterrupted. The protesters were allowed to continue their presence into 17 October, provided they did not interfere with tourists.

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