"Against a backdrop of red stage curtains at one of Oslo's most prominent LGBTQ+ spaces, the Church of Norway apologised for the discrimination and harm it had inflicted. The church in Norway has caused LGBTQ+ people shame, great harm and pain, the presiding bishop, Olav Fykse Tveit, said on Thursday. This should never have happened and that is why I apologise today. The discrimination, unequal treatment and harassment had caused some to lose their faith, Tveit acknowledged."
"The apology took place at the London Pub, one of two bars targeted in the 2022 shooting that killed two people and left nine seriously injured during Oslo's Pride celebrations. A Norwegian of Iranian origin, who had pledged allegiance to Islamic State, was sentenced to at least 30 years in prison for the killings. Like many religions around the world, the Church of Norway an evangelical Lutheran church that is Norway's largest faith community had long marginalised LGBTQ+ people, refusing to allow them to become pastors or to marry in church."
The Church of Norway issued a formal apology for causing shame, harm and pain to LGBTQ+ people and acknowledged that discrimination, unequal treatment and harassment led some to lose their faith. The apology was delivered by presiding bishop Olav Fykse Tveit at the London Pub, a site linked to the 2022 Oslo Pride shooting that killed two people. The church historically marginalised LGBTQ+ people by barring them from pastoral roles and church marriage, though reforms have occurred: gay ordination began in 2007 and same-sex church marriage was allowed in 2017, with further public participation in Pride events.
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