It had previously blessed same-sex couples using a unique ceremony. The doc particulars that any such informal and spontaneous blessing is neither a sacrament nor a rite of the Catholic Church, so no special ceremony is carried out for it. On November 9, 2019 Union of Evangelical Churches allowed blessing of same-intercourse marriages. In November 2011, the federal government of Denmark announced that there shall be similar-sex religious marriage out there within the Church of Denmark as part of the broader legislative transfer to recognise identical-intercourse marriage. In May 2022 the final Assembly authorised the celebration of identical-intercourse marriage in the Church of Scotland. That Assembly also affirmed that sexual orientation, in itself, is to not be a qualification or exclusion for ordained ministry. In 2000, the general Assembly had permitted language for the church structure that said church teachings have been that folks have been "to live either in fidelity within the covenant of marriage between a man and a girl or in chastity in singleness," and barred church officers and property from getting used for blessing or approval upon every other type of fidelity relationship, but ratification for this language was never obtained by the presbyteries. The document maintains that sexual relations are licit only inside marriage, so heterosexual couples are urged to marry and not consider this blessing instead to marriage.

The Affirming Pentecostal Church International and the worldwide Alliance of Affirming Apostolic Pentecostals are US based denominations of Oneness Pentecostals that may carry out weddings for each heterosexual and same-intercourse couples. The Mennonite Church in the Netherlands offers marriage to each heterosexual and identical-gender couples. Because of its "local choice", a lot of congregations and ministers of the United Church of Canada (a merger of Congregationalist, Presbyterian and Methodist congregations in Canada following presbyterian polity) officiate at identical-sex marriages, that are absolutely legal in Canada. On March 31, Romney took the place that no different states acknowledged similar-sex marriage and therefore residents of different states could not marry in Massachusetts. The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland authorized particular prayers for similar-intercourse couples following a civil union or marriage. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada has permitted the blessing of same-sex unions since July 2011. The Lutheran Church-Canada doesn't permit the blessing of identical-intercourse unions. In November 2022, the Evangelisch-methodistische Kirche in Germany allowed blessing ceremonies for same-sex marriages. The Presbyterian Church in Ireland is currently strongly opposed to identical-sex marriage. In 2011, the United Reformed Church allowed blessings of similar-real sex at home couples.

On May 7, 2002, Suffolk County Superior Court Judge Thomas E. Connolly ruled that the state marriage statute was not gender-neutral, no fundamental proper to same-sex marriage existed, and that limiting marriage to male-female couples was rational as a result of "procreation is marriage's central function". The State of Alabama shall not recognize as valid any frequent legislation marriage of events of the identical sex. The doctrinal interpretation by the magisterium, as promulgated (published with legal effect) by Pope Francis, expressly approved blessings for couples of the identical intercourse. All extramarital sexual relations are considered to be sinful by the Church and continue to be so, which is why it is requested for the have an effect on that will exist between the 2 people of the identical sex concerned. In 2013, the Church of Norway allowed blessing of identical-sex unions. In Australia the Uniting Church in Australia permits blessing of identical-sex unions. Both the Protestant Reformed Church of Luxembourg and the Protestant Church of Luxembourg permit the blessing of same-intercourse marriages.

In a synod-assembly on the 11th of April 2016 the Church of Norway formally allowed identical-sex marriages of their churches and introduced the graduation of work on a liturgy for same-sex marriages. The Waldensian Evangelical Church grew to become the first Italian Christian denomination to bless same-sex couples. The Swedenborgian Church of North America permits ministers to choose whether or not to perform identical-sex marriages. In 2021, the Methodist Church's convention overwhelmingly voted to allow the marriage of similar-intercourse couples in Methodist churches and by Methodist ministers. The United Methodist Church previously prohibited celebrations of same-intercourse unions by its elders and in its churches. The archbishop, who supported the prayers, "known as for the church to take a transparent and unequivocal stance in help of gay and lesbian couples". Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King are nice examples of incredible non-violents who died violently," John had asserted simply three months earlier to Playboy's David Sheff. "I can by no means work that out. Some bishops are keen to ordain gay and lesbian pastors. In 2015, after the Supreme Court legalized similar-intercourse marriage nationally in the US, the office of the presiding bishop released a letter informing members that every congregation is free to marry gay and lesbian couples or to choose not to take action.