Marja-Sisko Aalto
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Marja-Sisko Aalto is a Finnish
transsexual minister of the Evangelical Lutheran Church
. She was the vicar of the Imatra
parish from 1986 to 2010.
In November 2008 Aalto, then named Olli, told to the media that he is a male-to-female transsexual and will have a sex reassignment
operation. This caused a great controversy in the Church. The bishop of Mikkeli, Voitto Huotari, commented that there is no juridical obstacle for Aalto continuing as a vicar, but that there will be problems.
In 2009 almost 600 members broke away from the Imatra parish. In November 2009 Aalto returned to the job of vicar after spending a year on leave. In March 2010 she requested to be allowed to resign.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
transsexual minister of the Evangelical Lutheran Church
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland is the national church of Finland. The church professes the Lutheran branch of Christianity, and is a member of the Porvoo Communion....
. She was the vicar of the Imatra
Imatra
Imatra is a town and municipality in eastern Finland, founded in 1948 around three industrial settlements near the Finnish–Russian border. In the course of the last 50 years, this amorphous group of settlements has grown into a modern industrial town dominated by Lake Saimaa, the Vuoksi River and...
parish from 1986 to 2010.
In November 2008 Aalto, then named Olli, told to the media that he is a male-to-female transsexual and will have a sex reassignment
Sex reassignment
Sex reassignment may refer to:* Sex reassignment, changing the sex assignment of an infant or child by parents and doctors, usually because of fuller understanding of an intersex condition....
operation. This caused a great controversy in the Church. The bishop of Mikkeli, Voitto Huotari, commented that there is no juridical obstacle for Aalto continuing as a vicar, but that there will be problems.
In 2009 almost 600 members broke away from the Imatra parish. In November 2009 Aalto returned to the job of vicar after spending a year on leave. In March 2010 she requested to be allowed to resign.