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Pap a Fejszével: Tiltakozás a Zágrábi Érsekhez (2004)

A Magyar Lobbi tiltakozó levele a zágrábi érsekhez egy horvátországi magyar katolikus templomban történt rongálás ügyében. Részlet a Magyar Lobbi 2004. január 9-i akció körleveléből.

Msgr. Josip Bozanić, Archbishop of Zagreb, President of the Croatian Conference of Bishops

Dear Bishop Bozanić,

With an ax, the parish priest of Daraž, Josip Kuzmić, destroyed the furnishings of the small Hungarian Catholic church of that village.

It is sad enough when we hear about the religious intolerance among people of different religions, but to see ethnic hatred within the Catholic Church is unprecedented. And for a priest to use a hatchet to scare the parishioners of an ethnic minority into giving up their language and heritage is beyond words.

Dear Bishop Bozanić, I ask you to stand up for both the principles of our Catholic Church and for the millennium-old friendship among our peoples by setting a precedent — not only by reassuring the frightened Hungarian minority of Daraž, but also by removing Josip Kuzmić and restoring the furnishings of that small church.

Respectfully yours,


Forrás: A Magyar Lobbi Akció Körlevele, 2004. január 9.