Metropolitan Vladimir says that 2011 was a difficult year for Moldovan politics and the whole country was involved. ”Many Christians forgot they had to work the land. In villages and cities everyone spoke about politics. The Orthodox Church cannot criticize anyone. We can only pray that 2012 is a blessed year and the President is elected for Moldova to be a decent and well prepared country”, His Holiness declared at a press conference, Info-Prim Neo reports. The Metropolitan of Chisinau and the Whole of Moldova deems 2011 a special year because of the debates about the Antidiscrimination Bill. ”We discussed and decided the law can be adopted but only without the article stipulating sexual minorities are equal to those with traditional orientation. Those with different orientation cannot be on the same level with those for whom The Church is holy and faith is a part of their lives”, said the Metropolitan. His Holiness declared he did not wish to offend sexual minorities, but was keen on keeping Orthodox faith pure and would pray for those people to be brought back on the right path. Metropolitan Vladimir says he doesn’t judge those in government for certain decisions. “The amendments to the Law on religious denominations are not the best. We also think that there should be no mosques in a country that is nearly wholly Christian. We understand the government, it has some commitments towards European institutions, but it should listen to our Christians as well”. Churchgoers organized several protests in 2011, accusing the Antidiscrimination Bill of promoting homosexuality. Representatives of the Orthodox Church criticized the amendments to the Law on religious denominations, claiming that the registration of religious organizations became too simple, so that “murderous sects” could be legalized.