Original scientific paper
Miroslav Akmadža
; Filozofski fakultet, Sveučilište J. J. Strossmayera u Osijeku, Osijek, Hrvatska
Slađana Josipović
; Filozofski fakultet, Sveučilište J. J. Strossmayera u Osijeku, Osijek, Hrvatska
Abstract
In difficult, post-war period, when Catholic Church, as well as most of the population, lived in very hard material conditions, land-reform was an additional problem which Catholic Church could not overcome for a long time. In Pakrac deanery, as well as in all country, Catholic Church lost majority (63%) of high quality land, which was embraced by land-reform, and which was the main resource for their existence. Parishes and monasteries in Pakrac deanery had already been affected by heavy burden of war. A part of churches and additional buildings were destroyed or severely damaged by bombing, and those that were not destroyed were harassed because of quests of different armies. Although the authorities were stating that they are helping poor farmers with land-reform, those very farmers were, after land-reform, additionally burdened, admittedly voluntarily, by material aid to poor Catholic Church. Construction of churches, additional buildings and support of priests were completely a burden to believers, who were anyway the most affected once by the land-reform (the advantage in sharing the land had members of Partisan movement and the state itself).
Disregarding the fact that the Catholic Church was poor in material way, in its spiritual quest and in social relations altogether their reputation and influence increased. The more the country was pressing the Catholic Church, the bigger their reputation and influence were. In that way, in the conditions of power of totalitarian regime, Catholic Church had a role of the only, but well organized institution, which was an opposition to that regime.
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77821
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Publication date:
28.5.2007.
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