The Catholic Church 1918 - 1945
Keywords:
Catholic Church, Vatican, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Independent State of Croatia, Josip Stadler, Anton Korošec, concordat, Aleksandar Karađorđević, Alojzije Stepinac, Milan StojadinovićAbstract
The topic of this essay is the significance of the Catholic Church during the interwar period.
The main reason as to why I have chosen this delicate topic is the fact that the Church had been an
important factor in the fields of politics, religion and social life during the period between 1918 and
1945. In the time span of 27 years, the political establishment has shifted twice and in each of them
the Church played an important role. This, on the other hand, meant that it was treated differently
by both the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and the Independent State of Croatia. In addition, the concordat
that was signed with the Vatican during this volatile period caused an uproar among the protestant
population. The essay is divided into three parts. In the first part I will describe the position of the
Catholics during the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. In the second part I will detail the concordat with the
Vatican and in the last part I will expound the position of the Catholics in the Independent State of
Croatia. At the end of the essay there will be a conclusion with cited works.
