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Weren't churches a huge factor in deposing Ceausescu and an end to the Soviet influence, as well as the support of populace in hard times before the regime's fa
by nwatson 4y ago
Weren't churches a huge factor in deposing Ceausescu and an end to the Soviet influence, as well as the support of populace in hard times before the regime's fall? I'd imagine that would put religion in some favorable light in Romania in particular.
https://www.hungarianconservative.com/articles/politics/church-and-revolution-in-ceausescus-romania/ https://www.hungarianconservative.com/articles/politics/chur...
Edit: capitalization
- AdrianB1 4y agoNo, top priests were actually collaborationists. The anti-Ceausescu coup d'etat was done by a hard-left, atheist group (public face being Ion Iliescu).