Romanian Church Notes Growth

Bucharest (NIRR): The Orthodox Church here has experienced massive growth and gained increasing influence since 1990, according to a report released by a sociological research group. The survey showed that 82% of Romanians described the Church as "good or very good" and only 7% found it "not very satisfactory." Another report claims that 82% of Romanian's 22.8 million citizens are Orthodox and that the Patriarchate has begun building 382 new churches since 1989.