Montenegro is a small European statetype, located in the South-Eastern Europe in the Balkan Peninsula. The main factors of differentiation of citizens, which distinguishes Montenegro - religion, language and nationality.
In general, this country is characterized by religiosityits citizens. Thus, according to the 2011 census, atheists account for less than two percent of subjects. The rest of the population consists mainly of adherents of Christianity and Islam.
Orthodox Church in Montenegro
Orthodoxy is the main religion of Montenegro.She professes about seventy percent of the population. At the same time, there is no jurisdictional unity among believers. One part of the population belongs to the Serbian Orthodox Church, part of the so-called family of canonical Orthodox churches belonging to the Byzantine tradition. The other part professes its faith, being in the legal framework of the national Montenegrin Orthodox Church, which is not recognized as canonical by the above community. The ethnic composition of the basis of the Orthodox population are Montenegrins and Serbs.
Catholic Church in Montenegro
Multiculturalism is a trait thatcharacterized by montenegro. Religion at the same time plays an important role, being not only the ideological system, but also an ideological mouthpiece and attribute of nationality. This applies fully to the Catholic community of the state. Catholicism is a religion of Montenegro and Croatia, so in Montenegro itself its parishes are mainly Croats, as well as Albanians. The percentage of Montenegrin Catholics is somewhat less, but still high - about twenty percent of the total number of supporters of the papacy. Regarding the entire population of the country, the latter are not so much - only about four percent.
Unique in Montenegro for everything else.of the Christian world (especially its Orthodox part) that Christians of various denominations coexist very peacefully here. If, for example, in Russia, the Orthodox are emphatically anti-Catholic, then in Montenegrin villages and cities one can often find churches that representatives of these two traditions divide among themselves and under the same roof both Byzantine and Latin services are held.
Islam in Montenegro
The Muslim Ummah is the second largestthe community that forms the religious picture of the state of Montenegro. The religion of the Prophet Mohammed is spread here among twenty percent of the population. On a national basis, the basis of the Islamic community of the country are mainly Bosnians, Albanians and Slavs-Muslims. About ten percent of them, however, fall to the share of Montenegrins.
However, as mentioned above, tolerance,This is a feature that characterizes Montenegro. The religion of Muhammad in this country is the traditional faith of many people, but unlike, for example, Western Europe or the Middle East, it does not cause any particular social problems. Christians and Muslims get along quite peacefully, without falling into extremes of extremism and radical proselytism.
Judaism in Montenegro
As for the Jewish communities, they alsopresent in Montenegro, although in very small quantities. Nevertheless, the attitude towards them is quite favorable. There is even a project on which Judaism should become one of the state religions of Montenegro.
Religious policy of the country
From the foregoing it is clear thatpolyconfessionality is a feature that distinguishes Montenegro. Religion plays an important role in its politics, since it also performs an important function in the daily life of its citizens.
According to current legislation, the church(that is, all religious organizations) is separated from the state. At the same time, however, the government is responsible for the material well-being of all religious communities represented in the country. It is important to note that, except on paper, this law is implemented in practice.
Major religious holidays of the main communitiesStates - Orthodoxy and Islam - are celebrated at the state level. First of all, of course, Easter, Christmas, Eid al-Adha and others.
