Historian and writer Dominique Venner shot himself inside Notre Dame Cathedral . In a last post on his blog , he backed the anti-same-sex marriage march planned for this Sunday . 78-year-old right-wing activist was an opponent of France 's new same-sex marriage law . Score: 6 Poirier : Divide over law is both political and generational .
Historian and writer Dominique Venner shot himself inside Notre Dame Cathedral . 78-year-old right-wing activist was an opponent of France 's new same-sex marriage law . Score: 6 Poirier : Divide over law is both political and generational .