SARAJEVO ARCHBISHOP CALLS FOR UNITY AMONG BH CROATS

GREBNICE, Nov 27 (Hina) - Sarajevo's Archbishop, Cardinal Vinko Puljic, said Croats living in Bosnia-Herzegovina needed the support of Croatia and Croats living in foreign countries. Puljic made the statement at a mass served in Grebnice in Bosnia's northern Posavina region, near the entity border with Republika Srpska, on Monday. At the ceremony Puljic blessed the site where a new Catholic church is to be built, only several hundred metres from the border with the Bosnian Serb entity, where fierce fighting took place during the war. Calling for unity among Croats-Catholics in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Puljic said Croats must fight for their rights and survival through the institutions of authority. The church in Bosnia-Herzegovina is facing a crisis, Puljic said, adding he was confident the church would survive as would Catholics in the country. The Catholic church in Bosnia-Herzegovina will never abandon national interests, Puljic said dismissing criticisms that the church was meddling in matters which it was not competent for. (hina) rml