“I’ve made the decision to refuse marrying straight couples,” said Gårdfeldt. He made the decision in light of a stance taken by the Swedish church, wherein individual priests can refuse to wed specific couples if they consider there to be an issue with the union.
This can include one or both parties being drunk or under the influence of drugs, but could also allow a priest to refuse marrying a homosexual couples. “Then the same thing has to apply to me as a homosexual priest,” said Gårdfeldt, “then I have to have the right to turn down straight couples.”
