Estonian Christian Orthodox Church appeals to European Court, opposing break with Moscow

The Estonian Christian Orthodox Church (formerly known as the Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate) and Pühtitsa Convent in Kuremäe, Ida-Viru County, have filed complaints with the European Court of Human Rights over a law requiring them to sever ties with Moscow.

“Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction…”