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Serbian patriarch Porfirio said that there were letters that the Cardinal of the Catholic Church in Croatia sent to Pope Pius XII during World War II, and that in them you could find places that were “deeply problematic.”
The patriarch mentioned that this does not mean that Stepinac did not live difficult times and that he can be seen “in black and white.”
He added that the work of the Mixed Catholic-Orthodox Commission, which should shed light on the role and responsibility of Cardinal Stepinac during World War II, was very fruitful, but that “unfortunately, each side remained in their positions.”
“We are talking about an issue that is important for the Catholic Church at the moment, and that is a problem for us, very openly, very fraternally, without a high tone, and I have the impression that everyone knows better the reasons for the other side.” Porphyry said. for Dnevnik Hrvatske radio-televizije.
He said that Jasenovac, but also any other place that has that character, must be freed from any kind of politicization.
“And sadly, we are faced with the fact that this is not the case. The politicization of those places is the abuse of those who innocently lost their lives, and that politicization aims to benefit only small groups and individuals,” Porphyry said.
He pointed out that the criminals of Jasenovac and all the places where such crimes were committed were eliminated from every nation.
“These people do not belong to any nation,” believes the patriarch.
When asked about the role of the Serbian Orthodox Church in political events in Montenegro, Porfirio said that the Church had no political goals or intentions, regardless of whether political consequences can be reported for the then government and current President Milo Djukanovic.
“At the moment when the red line was reached and when the State passed laws that should take away everything that the Church has acquired for centuries, there was no other solution than to raise the voice of the Church against such a decision,” the patriarch. saying.
He emphasized that both the political problems and the political turmoil that existed there were completely eliminated and turned into a prayer procession, which in the end “resulted in a law that fully recognizes church property.
Porfirije, who was a metropolitan for Zagreb and Ljubljana, said he experienced some sadness when he left Croatia, adding that he would cover Zagreb and Ljubljana until further notice, until a new metropolitan is appointed.
“That is why I jokingly say that I am the patriarch of Belgrade, Zagreb and Ljubljana, Serbs, Croats and Slovenes,” he added.
Kurir.rs/tanjug
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