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May 16th, 2008, 08:44 PM
Canadian church faces censure over gay pastor
Fri May 16, 2008 3:04pm EDT
By Randall Palmer
OTTAWA (Reuters) - A Canadian Lutheran church was proceeding on Friday with plans to ordain a gay pastor who is married to another man, despite warnings it would be violating church teachings and would be disciplined.
It will be the first Lutheran ordination of a gay pastor in Canada, following 14 such ordinations in the United States, according to the Toronto-area church that will employ the man, Lionel Ketola, as an associate pastor.
Same-sex marriage is legal in Canada, though the issue of gay unions or hiring gay ministers has been a divisive one for many church organizations.
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http://ca.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idCAN1648885220080516
Fri May 16, 2008 3:04pm EDT
By Randall Palmer
OTTAWA (Reuters) - A Canadian Lutheran church was proceeding on Friday with plans to ordain a gay pastor who is married to another man, despite warnings it would be violating church teachings and would be disciplined.
It will be the first Lutheran ordination of a gay pastor in Canada, following 14 such ordinations in the United States, according to the Toronto-area church that will employ the man, Lionel Ketola, as an associate pastor.
Same-sex marriage is legal in Canada, though the issue of gay unions or hiring gay ministers has been a divisive one for many church organizations.
more...
http://ca.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idCAN1648885220080516