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Russian Orthodox Church accuses Vatican of forced conversions
AFP
Moscow, July 06

The Russian Orthodox Church criticised the Roman Catholic Church on Friday for allegedly attempting to convert young Russians, including orphans.

"Vatican forces think they have to transform Russia into a Catholic country to increase their influence in the world," Orthodox spokesman Vsevolod Chaplin told journalists, claiming however that the conversion rate was poor.

"Those who, smiling in front of the cameras, act in ways harmful to the Orthodox Church are making a meeting between the Pope and Patriarch Alexy II more difficult," he told journalists.

The head of Russia's Orthodox Church, Alexy II has had long-standing differences with Pope John Paul II over alleged Roman Catholic proselytism in Russia.

Orthodox priest Alexander Abramov also criticised the Catholic church, accusing it of trying "to manipulate children and orphans."

The Orthodox Church has compiled a list of what it calls forced conversions, including a visit to a Catholic mass in Poland by atheist children from the western Russian city of Smolensk.

Tensions were further inflamed when Russia refused to grant a visa to an Italian priest and the Polish bishop who heads the Siberian diocese.

Around 70 per cent of Russia's population of 144 million belong to the Orthodox Church, while Catholics are estimated to number no more than 600,000.


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