Norway church seeks to pull out of state wedding role

Tuesday, April 26th, 2016

Norway’s Catholic Church is to seek the Vatican’s permission to have its clergy withdraw from officiating at marriages on the Norwegian state’s behalf.

The move comes after the governing synod of Norway’s predominant Lutheran Church voted to allow gay marriages.

Catholic Bishop Bernt Eidsvig of Oslo said “it’s clear we must distinguish our own church marriages from others”.

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