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Denmark bishop concerned same-sex ‘marriage’ law could force unions on Catholic Church

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COPENHAGEN, Denmark , June 11, 2012 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) – The Catholic Bishop of Copenhagen , Czeslaw Kozon, says he is worried that the Catholic Church in Denmark may be forced to perform “ marriage ” ceremonies for homosexual couples in the future. Bishop Czeslaw Kozon of Copenhagen Politicians in Denmark have voted to  force churches  in the established Evangelical Lutheran Church to perform same-sex “marriage” ceremonies inside their sanctuaries. Since 1997, when same-sex “marriage” was legalized, homosexuals have been able to get “married” in a blessing ceremony after the normal church service , but now the unions will be part of the service as they are with heterosexual couples. The law takes effect June 15. In an interview with Vatican Radio , Bishop Kozon said that the new law might affect Catholic churches sometime in the future. When asked if the law will be applied to other denominations and religions, Kozon  replied , “We have been assured by the Minister

Denmark set to introduce same-sex ‘marriage’ legislation

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Image via Wikipedia COPENHAGEN, October 28, 2011 - The Danish government is set to introduce a bill in early 2012 that will allow same-sex couples to hold weddings in the national state Church of Denmark and be “married” under Danish law , according to a  Copenhagen Post report . Denmark was the first country in the world to legalize homosexual civil partnerships in 1989. This legislation gave same-sex couples all the legal rights of a married man and woman, but stopped short of allowing same-sex “marriage” and church weddings. “The first same-sex weddings will hopefully become reality in Spring 2012,” said Minister for Gender Equality and Ecclesiastical Affairs Manu Sareen, a Social Liberal, to the local Jyllands-Posten newspaper, according to the Post. “I look forward to the moment the first homosexual couple steps out of the church. I’ll be standing out there throwing rice .” If the legislation passes Denmark will become the eighth European country to give homosexuals the righ