Minister to consider gay marriage
09. mar. 2010 10.32 EnglishMinister of Ecclesiastical Affairs, Birthe Rønn Hornbech, is considering allowing the Danish National Church to perform civil unions for homosexuals.
- But marriage - that's not going to happen. It is stated in the marriage ritual that humans were created as man and woman. And that's no lie, says Birthe Rønn Hornbech.
This spring, she plans to discuss the issue with what she calls key persons in the Danish National Church before coming to any final conclusion.
The parochial church council in Hyltebjerg Church near Copenhagen prompted the discussion by sending a letter to the minister asking for permission to marry homosexual couples.
Translated by Martin Lamberth