Romania History: Difference between revisions

Transylvania and Banat became Christianized in the 10th century by the Roman Catholic Church. Increasing numbers of Orthodox Romanians in this area led to a number of conflicts. The Protestant Reformation was fairly complete among Hungarians and Germans in Transylvania and Banat in the 16th century. The counter-reformation in the 17th century was not carried out thoroughly and a cosmopolitan mix of Calvinist Reformed, Evangelical Lutheran, Roman Catholic, Greek Orthodox, Greek Catholic and Jewish religions was common here. In 1698 under political pressure, most Orthodox Romanians had agreed to pledge their loyalty to the Roman Catholic pope in return for the maintenance of their Eastern liturgy and traditions, thus creating the Greek Catholic or Uniate Church. Since 1991, Romania has enjoyed considerably more religious freedom.<br><br><br><br>