Letter: Lobkowicz on Stepinac's Meeting with the Pope
Brief excerpt from the letter sent by the NDH ambassador to the Vatican, Erwin Lobkowicz, to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Zagreb. It describes in general the impression of high Vatican officials to the interview of Cardinal Alojzije Stepinac with Pope Pius XII in 1943, confirming Lobkowicz's earlier note on the same subject.
Brief excerpt from the letter sent by the NDH ambassador to the Vatican, Erwin Lobkowicz, to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Zagreb. It describes in general the impression of high Vatican officials to the interview of Cardinal Alojzije Stepinac with Pope Pius XII in 1943, confirming Lobkowicz's earlier note on the same subject.
Among other things he [Marcone] told me the following: "Archbishop Stepinac in general reported positively about Croatia to the Vatican. It can be noted that in the Vatican they are more sympathetic to Croatia and better informed about it. Archbishop Stepinac was advised in the Vatican to try to be as cordial as possible in relations with Croatian state authorities." Cardinal and Secretary of State Maglione told Marcone that he fears for the fate of the Croatian state after this war. It is well known that Cardinal Maglione until recently had a very negative opinion of Croatia... Marcone told me further on that the Pope sent a special blessing to our Poglavnik on the occasion of his name-day. ...
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| Title: Letter: Lobkowicz on Stepinac's Meeting with the Pope | |
| Source: Trial of Lisak, Stepinac, Salic, et al, Zagreb 1946, pp 325-326. Quoted in Novak, Viktor. Magnum Crimen, p. 895 (First Edition, Zagreb). Translated by Sinisa Djuric. | |
| Date: June 10, 1943 | Added: February 12, 2004 |