Rome mayor defiantly registers 16 gay marriages

By Nicole Winfield

Published October 18, 2014 3:44pm ET

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Rome mayor defiantly registers 16 gay marriages — Rome's Mayor Ignazio Marino, left, smiles as Jonathon Dominic Spada, center, and Fabrizio Maffeo kiss after their gay marriage was registered, in Rome, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014. Marino has registered 16 gay marriages entered abroad in open defiance of Italy's Interior Ministry. Gay marriage is illegal in Italy. Interior Minister Angelino Alfano recently sent a notice to local prefects saying any registrations of gay marriages celebrated abroad would be voided. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) | Andrew Medichini

ROME (AP) — The gay marriage debate arrived within walking distance of the Vatican on Saturday as Rome’s mayor defied Italy’s government and registered 16 gay marriages celebrated abroad.

Gay marriage is illegal in Italy. Interior Minister Angelino Alfano recently sent a notice to local prefects saying any registrations of foreign gay marriages would be voided, and Rome’s prefect vowed to do so immediately.

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