Moldova's Orthodox Church can't escape politics
by editors@theworld.org (Katie Toth) from The World: Latest Stories on (#6SBFF)
The Moldovan Orthodox Church is caught between a pro-Russian orientation and a pro-European one. The minority pro-Romanian branch of Moldova's Orthodox Church accused clergy from the rival Moscow-linked branch of the church of campaigning against a referendum asking voters whether they back the government's drive to join the European Union. Katie Toth reports.