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Romania Legalizes Witchcraft.
posted by Ben Johnson at 11:38 PM
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The Romanian Orthodox Patriarch could not be reached for comment. Aides said that when he was informed of the news, the Patriarch flung up his arms and said, "Lord, where did you find these people? And why did you send them to me?"
Of course, the Romanian government isn't Orthodox. They did have a Revolution - but, still a secular government in a country that was never wholly Orthodox (though they are a majority now.) However, lack of resources means poor catechism - though we don't know what part if any that played, and ... 'majority rules' and 'will of the people' is not a fact even of present Romanian government.
My point exactly - never fully Orthodox. There have always been Roma Vlachs (who are not all converted), and Roman Catholics, etc. And, to be precise - Romania is something much newer than the states of Wallachia, Moldavia, etc. Also - Muslims, Jews, etc. 13% is still pretty high.
No need for knee jerk reactions - I'm pro-Romanian. But the reality is - they passed the law, and there is nothing sacred about the present Romanian government. However, given that the Orthodox are the majority (as I said) if they really had a working democracy, I doubt that law would have passed (or would stand.)
Romania-Moldova gave us Elder Cleopa. We should thank them by learning Romanian and translating Orthodox materials into English. Actually, why not just learn Romanian because it is one of the world's most beautiful languages. I wish I had that option at school. I'd gladly give up a difficult, yet common, language like Russian to learn equally difficult yet interesting languages like Romanian and Georgian. After all, everyone goes to Russia.
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