Letter: Lobkowicz on July 1943 Meeting with the Pope
Brief excerpt from a letter sent by the NDH ambassador to the Vatican, Erwin Lobkowicz, to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Zagreb. It recounts his meeting with Pope Pius XII in July 1943. Pope Pius XII had already met Pavelic in 1941, when the latter was received by the Vatican following the formation of the Independent State of Croatia.
Brief excerpt from a letter sent by the NDH ambassador to the Vatican, Erwin Lobkowicz, to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Zagreb. It recounts his meeting with Pope Pius XII in July 1943. Pope Pius XII had already met Pavelic in 1941, when the latter was received by the Vatican following the formation of the Independent State of Croatia.
Towards the end of the conversation the Pope told me that the Croats are a good Catholic nation and that he is very pleased that he had an opportunity to speak with the Poglavnik, about whom he hears everywhere with great pleasure and comfort that he is a practicing Catholic. I confirmed this to him and added that the Poglavnik will soon come to Italy and that I am convinced that it will be his wish on that occasion to seek his blessing. The Pope replied to this: "I will very gladly give my blessing to him on that occasion..."
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| Title: Letter: Lobkowicz on July 1943 Meeting with the Pope | |
| Source: Trial of Lisak, Stepinac, Salic, et al, Zagreb 1946. Quoted in Novak, Viktor. Magnum Crimen, p. 894 (First Edition, Zagreb). Translated by Sinisa Djuric. | |
| Date: July 13, 1943 | Added: February 12, 2004 |