"At stakes are different views of Christianity but also the unique relationship that, although disestablished, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland] maintains with the Finnish state. By filing criminal charges against [[Päivi Räsänen|[Päivi] Räsänen]] and Bishop [[w:Juhana_Pohjola|[Juhana] Pohjola]] for their conservative view of homosexuality, the prosecutors are protecting a national consensus that, according to polls, strongly supports LGBT rights and same-sex marriage. But they are also protecting the national church against what it perceives as dangerous heresy and schism."
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Massimo Introvigne, "The Päivi Räsänen Case in Finland: Another View", Bitter Winter (January 27, 2022)
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