CATHOLIC WEEKLY: WHY IS GOVERNMENT NERVOUS?

ZAGREB, Nov 14 (Hina) - It would be better for the Croatian nation if the government was nervous because of the current social situation rather than about the social message of the Croatian episcopate, reads a commentary, "Why Is the Government Nervous?", published in the latest issue of the Catholic weekly 'Glas Koncila'. With its statement of November 10, in which it expressed its surprise with "the intensity, superficiality and partiality of stands presented" in the message of the Croatian bishops, the government has "demonstrated a very high degree of nervousness, panic even," although the bishops' message "objectively does not contain any harsh words or radical stands," says the weekly. "The reason the bishops wrote their social message was not a desire to oppose the incumbent government or favour any political option, but warn about the need to pay more attention to social justice and solidarity, and create living conditions worthy of all citizens of our country," the weekly says. "If the Government really believes the facts and stands presented in the bishops' message need arguments," one cannot but conclude that it "is not living in the present society and experiencing what most Croatian citizens are experiencing, but living in an artificial world of its own." (hina) sb rml