Tallinn, March 5, 2013
St Mary's Cathedral, Tallinn
In their open letter to the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church, the representatives of the clergy note that informal relations and links must not hamper pastoral work, reports the Delfi portal.
Recently, a Tallinn Provost, Jaan Tammsalu has confessed that he is a Mason and said that he thinks the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church does not see anything wrong with this.
"The stand of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church on this subject is that all clerics of this Church obey the order determined by the service oath and the Church codex," said Arho Tuhkru from the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church consistory, adding that there is no reason to doubt that Jaan Tammsalu worked as a Church teacher and Provost according to the Church order.
