Represija prema svećenicima katoličke crkve u Bosni i Hercegovini od 1945. do 1955. godine
Repression towards Priests of the Catholic Church in Bosnia and Herzegovina 1945-1955

Summary/Abstract: Mistrust between the Catholic Church and the communist authorities was mutual and deeply rooted. During the first years after the end of the Second World War, communist authorities in Yugoslavia (and Bosnia and Herzegovina) enforced a number of measures through which they weakened the position and influence of the Catholic Church in society. Parallel to these measures the authorities also undertook organized activities with the aim of dealing with all those who, as the communists claimed, were in one way or another involved in the functioning of the Ustasha regime, and especially with those individuals who were responsible for war crimes. The authorities also carried out repressive measures towards those catholic priests in Bosnia and Herzegovina who did not want to submit to the policy of the new authorities after 1945. They were often labelled and accused as ”reactionists”, ”hostile elements”, ”class enemies”, etc. During the implementation of repressive measures there were unsubstantiated accusations of priests as can be seen in certain Party documents. Observing generally all the religious communities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the period from 1945 to 1955, it is evident that during this period the repressive measures of the authorities were mainly directed against the priests of the Catholic Church.

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