Religion

Romania is a deeply spiritual nation. In the 2011 census, roughly 81.9% of people identified as Christians, 6.4% as Protestants, and 4.3% as Roman Catholics. Another 1.1% identified with another religion (such as another Christian denomination, Islam, or Judaism), and the remaining 6.3% did not specify a religion.

Religious affiliation typically follows ethnic lines, with the majority of Romanian/Eastern Orthdox Christians.

In Romania, there is no official religion. However, the government pays the salaries of all registered clergy groups. The historical context of the powers of churches varies. Religion was treated as a private matter under communist rule, and participation in a religious organization or holding certain beliefs was seen as conflicting with a Communist Party loyalty.

However, after the fall of the regime, it became clear that a large portion of the Romanian populace had remained to be loyal to their faith in private. The government had undertaken efforts to undermine religious teachings and faith in favor of science and empiricism.