I see this as a solution, not a problem
Don’t they have a 2-track marriage requirement in France and other euro states?
You can get married in a church but also must have a civil ceremony to register the marriage.
Give mammon his “license fee” for a civil ceremony and voila, you are married. No need to harangue and sue ministers and priests ( and imams - since there is no-homo marriage in the koran))
The priest or church could be fined.
Well then couples should do as they do in Monaco. Have a small intimate civil ceremony before the religious ceremony. In the Catholic religion, a civil ceremony is not recognized as a legal union in the eyes of God. If priests lose their authority as civil officiates, they still have the authority of the Church to perform Catholic ceremonies, which is the only way a Catholic couple can get married in the eyes of God. Marriage is a sacrament in the Church and will always be. No court ruling will ever change that. But if the Catholic ceremony is no longer recognized as a civil union as well, then go to a JP and say your vows to make it a legal union recognized by the govt.
I fully expect that you will see parishes that perform same sex weddings, some who stand strong, with the majority who will drop any and all wedding ceremonies.
The Iraqi christians are facing extreme persecution from ISIS.
Check out this sweet Iraqi kid kid whose family had their home taken by ISIS:
https://www.facebook.com/sat7ar/videos/vb.112357091196/10153122599221197/?type=2&theater