Czech Orthodox Church head resigns over breach of oath accusation

The Czech and Slovak Orthodox Church Metropolitan Krystof stepped down on Friday amid his critics allegations that he has breached his oath as a monk and had sex with women, a church dignitary said, adding that Krystof has resigned on his own for the sake of the churchs unity. Krystof, 59, previously dismissed the accusations and said he would take legal steps to clean his name. TV Nova reported last week that Krystof, who headed the Orthodox Church in the Czech Lands and Slovakia from 2006, had several girlfriends with whom he has children.