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Italian protester climbs Vatican basilica again

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A one-person protest has taken over St. Peter's Basilica.<br/> <br />Officials say Marcello Di Finizio scaled the facade Sunday evening and remained there overnight.<br/> <br />By Monday, Di Finizio had become another tourist attraction in St. Peter's Square.<br/> <br />Di Finizio, who owns a beach bar that rents out parasols and lounge chairs, says he's angry about a plan to auction off licenses to operate plots of beachfront.<br/> <br />He says the plan will favor multinational companies over smaller local businesses.<br/> <br />The plan comes from a European Union directive.<br/> <br />Di Finizio has staged similar protests before.<br/> <br />He's climbed St. Peter's dome three times in three years.<br/> <br />This time instead of unfurling banners, he's demanding a meeting with Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi.

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