French mayors - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Mon, 22 Apr 2013 05:28:41 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg French mayors - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 French mayors resist gay-marriage legislation https://cathnews.co.nz/2013/04/23/french-mayors-resist-gay-marriage-legislation/ Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:01:38 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=43146 A group of nearly 14,900 French mayors has said it will not perform "gay marriages", even if lawmakers go ahead with plans to legalise the practice. A spokesman for the group said some of the mayors "would resign if the law is adopted", while others "have said they will refuse" to perform marriage ceremonies for Read more

French mayors resist gay-marriage legislation... Read more]]> A group of nearly 14,900 French mayors has said it will not perform "gay marriages", even if lawmakers go ahead with plans to legalise the practice.

A spokesman for the group said some of the mayors "would resign if the law is adopted", while others "have said they will refuse" to perform marriage ceremonies for same-sex couples.

The French Senate has passed the gay-marriage bill, but it has yet to go before the National Assembly.

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