While same-sex couples have been allowed to get married in the Church of Sweden since 2009, there is no requirement for priests to agree to perform such a ceremony. Refusal to wed is a right many church politicians and activists seek to remove. Openly homosexual priest Lars Gårdfeldt of the Carl Johan Parish in Gothenburg has refused to wed heterosexual couples. In doing so, Lars Gårdfeldt referred... 

A recent open letter by Europe’s largest Lutheran denomination has sparked polarising reactions, ranging from admiration to accusations of going “woke”. The Church of Sweden has joined the debate on transsexuals, penning an open letter of support. In the “Personal letter to you who are trans” published on the Västerås diocese’s website and signed by a long list... 

The Church of Sweden, Europe’s largest Lutheran denomination, is known today for its overtly liberal position in many theological and secular issues, such as the question of homosexuality, yet has been steadily losing 1-2 percent of its worshippers every year over the past decades. For the first time in history, the number of female clergy in the Church of Sweden has surpassed that of their... 

The guide reportedly provides a number of LGBT-related definitions to biblical characters such as Joseph, Mary and Jesus himself. A diocese of the Church of Sweden has recently released a new guide for “Christian queer kids”, local news website Nya DagBladet reports. According to the media outlet, the guide “contains definitions and concepts, a bit about the Bible and LGBTQ, as well... 

Some gender-neutral ways of addressing God have been added in some prayers, says church official. Contradicting Jesus Christ, the Church of Sweden is now encouraging clerics to use “gender neutral” pronouns when referring to God instead of “Lord”, “He”, “Him” or “Father”. The largest church in the country says it wants to be more “inclusive,” a countrywide trend that began...