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Originally Posted by Calgaryborn
The few churches that the Soviets allowed were under direct control of the State. They had to send their sermons into be inspected before they could be preached. Each church member had to register with the government and were restricted from obtaining membership with the communist party or a position within the government.
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And the Catholic church doesn't exactly condone priests who stray from the "Party line" either do they? Does that make the church the same as Supreme Soviet?