Swedish gays made to wait for church wedding

Despite being given the same legal marriage status as heterosexuals in a new law which came into force on May 1st, Swedish same-sex couples will have to wait for a church "I do." Sweden's parliament in April approved by a wide majority a new marriage law that puts gays on an equal footing with heterosexuals. But the Lutheran Church, which was the state church until 2000, has said that while it supports the new law, its synod will only formally decide in October whether to perform same-sex marriage ceremonies. The Local