Catholic Church in Croatia, the Vatican and the murder of the Croatian Jews
TitleThe Catholic Church in Croatia, the Vatican and the murder of the Croatian Jews
Call number940.5318/0149
Object number05246Y
Place of publicationOxford, England
PublisherPergamon Press
Year of publication
1989
Physical descriptionVol.1 pp266-280
MaterialArticle
ISBN80367542
NotesPapers from "Remembering for the Future:papers and addenda" pp266-280
Description
What were the attitudes of the Vatican and local Roman Catholic churchmen to the Ustasha murders of Jews in Croatia in World War II? The author ascribes to the Vatican a policy of "behind the scenes" pro-Jewish activity, and to local churchmen an ambivalent role: the leadership opposed in principle to the murder of Jews, the priesthood actually participating. The overriding consideration, for the Church, was fear of Russian Bolshevism.