▁in ▁existence ▁among ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁cler gy ▁in ▁France . ▁ ▁They ▁recommended ▁that ▁parents ▁should ▁not ▁send ▁their ▁children ▁to ▁Catholic ▁conf ession . ▁ ▁The ▁Epis cop al ▁vic ar ▁of ▁Gene va ▁su ed ▁the ▁Ra ë li an ▁Church ▁for ▁lib el ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁win . ▁ ▁The ▁judge ▁did ▁not ▁accept ▁the ▁charges ▁for ▁the ▁reason ▁that ▁the ▁Ra ë li ans ▁were ▁not ▁attack ing ▁the ▁whole ▁of ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Ra ë li ans ▁in ▁a ▁Canadian ▁anti - cler ical ▁para de ▁held ▁handed ▁out ▁Christian ▁cross es ▁to ▁high ▁school ▁students . ▁ ▁They ▁were ▁invited ▁to ▁burn ▁the ▁cross es ▁in ▁a ▁park ▁not ▁far ▁from ▁Montreal ' s ▁Mount ▁Royal ▁and ▁to ▁sign ▁letters ▁of ▁apost asy ▁from ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Church . ▁ ▁The ▁Quebec ▁Association ▁of ▁B ish ops ▁called ▁this ▁" inc itement ▁to ▁hat red ", ▁and ▁several ▁school ▁bo ards ▁attempted ▁to ▁prevent ▁their ▁students ▁from ▁meeting ▁Ra ë li ans . ▁ ▁Adv oc acy ▁On ▁ 2 6 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Brig itte ▁Bo iss el ier , ▁a ▁Ra ë li an ▁Bishop ▁and ▁CE O ▁of ▁a ▁bi ote chn ology ▁company ▁called ▁Cl ona id , ▁announced ▁the ▁birth ▁of ▁baby ▁E ve , ▁a ▁human ▁clone , ▁which ▁at ▁that ▁point ▁ign ited ▁much ▁media ▁attention , ▁eth ical ▁debate , ▁doubt , ▁critics , ▁and