A Controversy Over Canonizing Romanian "Saints of the Prisons"

People's Salvation Cathedral in Bucharest under construction; Source: fusion-of-horizons on Flickr

The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church (BOR) has recently approved the canonization of 16 new saints, but the decision has been criticised because some of the names on the list are known for their connections with an inter-war fascist movement in R…