The leadership of the Romanian Orthodox Church has proposed the canonization of three deceased right-wing extremists, despite protests from Holocaust researchers. The Orthodox Patriarchate defended its decision, arguing that many saints have made mistakes as humans and that their growth throughout their lives must be considered, the Romanian online news outlet g4media.ro reported. The three clerics and theologians proposed for canonization had openly supported Romanian fascists known as Legionnaires and held anti-Semitic views, the Elie Wiesel Institute for the Study of the Holocaust in Romani…