MOSTAR/SARAJEVO, April 9 (Hina) - Bosnia's Catholic head on Monday criticised representatives of the international community for the latest actions towards Bosnian Croats, and called on opposed Bosnian Croat political leaders to stop
the hatred and start talks, the Catholic Publishing Agency said. Cardinal Vinko Puljic celebrated mass at a Sarajevo cathedral together with apostolic nuncio in Bosnia Giuseppe Leanzo and 16 others priests. "We are open, we want to live with others, don't humiliate us any longer, don't trample on us, don't build peace with arms. Build peace through agreement... and dialogue. If someone is guilty, imprison him, don't brand and imprison an entire people," said the cardinal. His message to international leaders was "If you want to talk with us by making us sign everything, then these are not talks, but dictatorship." Cardinal Puljic also warned about the disastrous effects of rifts w
MOSTAR/SARAJEVO, April 9 (Hina) - Bosnia's Catholic head on Monday
criticised representatives of the international community for the
latest actions towards Bosnian Croats, and called on opposed
Bosnian Croat political leaders to stop the hatred and start talks,
the Catholic Publishing Agency said.
Cardinal Vinko Puljic celebrated mass at a Sarajevo cathedral
together with apostolic nuncio in Bosnia Giuseppe Leanzo and 16
others priests.
"We are open, we want to live with others, don't humiliate us any
longer, don't trample on us, don't build peace with arms. Build
peace through agreement... and dialogue. If someone is guilty,
imprison him, don't brand and imprison an entire people," said the
cardinal.
His message to international leaders was "If you want to talk with
us by making us sign everything, then these are not talks, but
dictatorship."
Cardinal Puljic also warned about the disastrous effects of rifts
within a people.
"Stop this hatred you are spreading among the people," he told
opposed Bosnian Croat leaders, urging them to sit down for talks.
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