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Swedish Lutheran Church elects lesbian bishop: Eva Brunne

The newly elected Lutheran bishop of Stockholm says that being a lesbian means that she wants to stand alongside people who feel powerless.

“I know what it is to be called into question,” Eva Brunne said in an article on the Web site of the Church of Sweden after her May 26 election. “I am in the lucky situation that I have power, and I can use it for the benefit of those who have no power.”