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Offline Mercyandjustice

Ustashe and the Catholic Church
« on: May 05, 2020, 02:10:22 PM »
Is it true that the Catholic Church supported the actions of the terroristic Croatian Ustashe group in the 1940s? The Ustashe apparently genocided many, including Orthodox Christians, forced conversions to the Catholic Church, exiled many, etc. I've read that many members of the Church were supportive or at least complicit in the Ustashe, even Pope Pius XII. How true are these acuusations? And has the Church in Croatia, or the Vatican ever apologized or said anything about this?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ustashe

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jasenovac_concentration_camp

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_State_of_Croatia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloysius_Stepinac#Mass_killings_and_concentration_camps


Thank You.
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Offline poche

Re: Ustashe and the Catholic Church
« Reply #1 on: May 05, 2020, 11:59:11 PM »
Despite initially welcoming the Independent State of Croatia, Stepinac subsequently[when?] condemned the nαzι-aligned state's atrocities against Jews and Serbs.[81] He objected to the persecution of Jews and nαzι laws, helped Jews and others to escape and criticized Ustaše atrocities in front of Zagreb Cathedral in 1943..

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloysius_Stepinac
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Offline poche

Re: Ustashe and the Catholic Church
« Reply #2 on: May 06, 2020, 12:09:37 AM »
In October 1941, shortly after the destruction of the main ѕуηαgσgυє in Zagreb, Stepinac preached a sermon in which he said,
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A House of God, of whatever religion, is a holy place. Whoever touches such a place will pay with his life. An attack on a House of God of any religion constitutes an attack on all religious communities.[87]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloysius_Stepinac
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Offline Crawdad

Re: Ustashe and the Catholic Church
« Reply #3 on: May 06, 2020, 12:16:47 AM »
wikipedia isn't a reliable source of information
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Offline Nadir

Re: Ustashe and the Catholic Church
« Reply #4 on: May 06, 2020, 01:32:58 AM »
I know very little but you have made me curious. Just found this which looks interesting. Better than Wikipedia at least.

Ustashe – Croatia, the War, and the Future
https://inavukic.com/tag/ustashe/

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