And the gagauti have nothing to do with the Christianity you think about
The Gagauz are devout Christians and they were the first group to oppose the recognition of Islam in Moldovia (off course which was forced upon the general public by the pro-EU loonies).
Just as some communities in the Philippine and in south america which claim to be christian but are more close to witch doctors. it's just that their Christianity even if it's orthodox like the one Moldova has so many differences. And they have lots of practices nobody has a clue where did they picked them up.
And again , quoting my line about not trusting everything Wikipedia says , you quote a Russian article....very professional for somebody claiming to have a fair point on this and not involved in propaganda.
I could give you hundreds of articles on this in romana but... not so sure Google won't translate gagaut as stupid )).
So , I won't have a fair view either.