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.
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