It does? A bit premature, considering the ruling that the minister was to be defrocked, because he is openly gay.
An ELCA pastor can be openly gay as long as he or she remains celibate.
This is misleading. The ELCA allows gay clergy as long as they take an oath of celibacy. However, the ELCA has gay activists who are trying to open the door to full acceptance of the gay community. This is where the issue within that church body originates.