Atitudini politice ale clerului din România, 1944-1948
Political Attitudes of the Clergy in Romania, 1944-1948
Author(s): Gheorghe OnișoruSubject(s): History of Church(es), Political history, Studies in violence and power, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), History of Communism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Penal Policy
Published by: Institutul National pentru Studiul Totalitarismului
Keywords: Romania; clergy; political attitudes; 1944; 1948; communism;
Summary/Abstract: The communist regime, although it preached atheism, tried in 1944-1947 to use the priests that wished to cooperate. However, the repression against the church was gradual, reaching a peak in 1948, when the Greek Catholic Church was forcibly united with the Orthodox Church. The conclusion of this study is that generally, both the Orthodox and the Catholic priests opposed the communist regime and many died in communist prisons.
Journal: Arhivele Totalitarismului
- Issue Year: V/1997
- Issue No: 2-3
- Page Range: 51-56
- Page Count: 6
- Language: Romanian
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