Original scientific paper
Controversies between Franjo Kuharić and Communist Authorities about Cardinal Alojzije Stepinac
Miroslav Akmadža
; Croatian Institute of History. Department for the History of Slavonia, Srijem and Baranja, Slavonski Brod, Croatia
Anto Mikić
orcid.org/0000-0002-2143-8728
; Catholic University of Croatia, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Abstract
On the basis of preserved archival sources and literature authors analyze the relationship of Franjo Kuharić, in respect of his various ecclesiastical services and appointments (parish priest, auxiliary bishop, Archbishop, cardinal, and president of Episcopal Conference of Croatia), towards person and activities of the Archbishop of Zagreb Alojzije Setepinac, with special stress on the relations between ecclesiastical and state authorities during the period of the communist regime in Yugoslavia. Namely, Stepinac was a constant source of controversy within these relations, in which Kuharić had the difficult and tricky role of his worshiper and defender, while the communist authorities permanently disputed Stepinac’s role and accused him. All these facts and circumstances significantly affected contemporary tense relations between Church and state authorities.
Keywords
Catholic Church, communism, Croatia, Franjo Kuharić, Alojzije Stepinac, Jakov Blažević.
Hrčak ID:
254186
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Publication date:
20.12.2020.
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