Abuse of Power by Clergy of the Russian Orthodox Church

The Church of Russia, aka the Russian Orthodox Church, or the Moscow Patriarchate, is one of the Local Orthodox Churches, ranking fifth after the Churches of Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, and Jerusalem. It exercises jurisdiction over the Orthodox Christians living in the former member republics of the USSR. In addition to its regular dioceses, it is comprised of the following churches: Estonian, Latvian, Church of Moldova, Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia, Ukrainian, and Japanese.