“the idea of closing any active church, ending its use as a place of worship, or demolishing it cannot be considered appropriate for a Christian cultured nation
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“an active Orthodox church in Tallinn should not be demolished because of its historical and political symbolism
“This raises a rhetorical question: when terminating or refusing to extend agreements with UOC religious communities, is the state truly concerned about the condition of churches that the believers themselves restored from ruins and never allowed to fall into disrepair?
“if the building were returned, the Church could rent it back to the Moldovan authorities
“The Church of Albania had been persecuted, desolate and seemed dead. Its churches and monasteries had been closed, plundered, alienated or destroyed. Worship had been prohibited by law.
“a church becomes “great not when it occupies territory that has already been developed, but when it goes where its ministry is most needed.”