Elie Geffray

Priest/Mayor reflects French divide over gay marriage

By Elizabeth Bryant — February 13, 2013
EREAC, France (RNS) Elie Geffray straddles both sides of a bitter French divide over gay marriage. As a retired Catholic priest, he will bow to a church that adamantly opposes same-sex unions. But as a small village mayor, he's also willing to marry gay couples in civil ceremonies.
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