Yngve Kalin
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Yngve Kalin, born May 2, 1950 in Växjö, Sweden. Swedish priest in Hyssna and one of the leaders of the traditionalist movement in the Church of Sweden. He was the author of the so called Priest’s Declaration 2005 renouncing the decision by the Church Assembly to introduce an official order of blessing for registered partnerships. The Declaration, that was signed by 865 Swedish priests, states: “We … consider this decision to be contrary to that order of cohabitation and marriage which God, through his Word, has revealed to us, and which is defined as a relationship between a man and a woman. The Word of God does not permit us to bless any other type of relationship as a couple.”
Yngve Kalin is the Chairman of the Church Coalition for the Bible and Confession, a national organization similar to Anglican Forward in Faith, formed in 1958 by Bishop Bo Giertz and the Editor in Charge of Svensk Pastoraltidskrift, a by-weekly High Church journal containing ecclesiopolitical comments, Bible analysis for sermons and other information relating to the Church of Sweden. After the great Tsunamicatastrophe in Thailand 2004 he was one of the priests sent there to assist the many Swedish tourists who were among the victims and functioned as a coordinator for the work of the Church of Sweden in the region the second week after the catastrophe.
After his ordination in Växjö 1973 up to 1980 Kalin served the congregation in Femsjö. He moved to Swaziland in Southern Africa seconded to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa where he worked 1981 – 1990. He has written two books about his African experience. From 1990 - 2002 he lived in Mjöbäck where he served as a Parish pastor and beside this he was the Chairman of the Technical Service Committée of the local Council in Svenljunga. Between 1998-2006 he was a lay judge at the Magistrate Court in Borås.
From 1996 up to 2001 he was a member of the Church Assembly of the Church of Sweden and 1981-1998 member of the Board of Church of Sweden Mission and a period also vice chairman of the Church of Sweden Administrative committe in the national office and a member of several of the Boards of the Church companies.
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