ZAGREB, Dec 22 (Hina) - The Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) party on +Tuesday welcomed the Christmas message forwarded yesterday by the +head of the Catholic church in Croatia, Zagreb Archbishop Josip +Bozanic.+ The HDZ welcomes the
messages of the Catholic church as a spiritual +institution whose task it is to point to all anomalies in the +development of a young society such as ours, and considers them +necessary, said a party statement signed by spokesman Ivica Ropus.+ This primarily refers to those parts from the Archbishop's message +which say that in the confrontation of individuals and groups +everything comes down to the friend-enemy relationship. + The HDZ, too, believes that such a projection of political +relations is not appropriate for the Croatian society, which +aspires towards developing new relations between individuals and +different political groups, Ropus said.+ Bribery and com
ZAGREB, Dec 22 (Hina) - The Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) party on
Tuesday welcomed the Christmas message forwarded yesterday by the
head of the Catholic church in Croatia, Zagreb Archbishop Josip
Bozanic.
The HDZ welcomes the messages of the Catholic church as a spiritual
institution whose task it is to point to all anomalies in the
development of a young society such as ours, and considers them
necessary, said a party statement signed by spokesman Ivica Ropus.
This primarily refers to those parts from the Archbishop's message
which say that in the confrontation of individuals and groups
everything comes down to the friend-enemy relationship.
The HDZ, too, believes that such a projection of political
relations is not appropriate for the Croatian society, which
aspires towards developing new relations between individuals and
different political groups, Ropus said.
Bribery and commission which Archbishop Bozanic mentions really
are disorders which can devaluate the legality and legal relations
in our society. The competent state institutions will continue to
take all legal measures in order to remove those disorders.
This also refers to individual negative cases of privatisation of
public (socially-owned) property, which the Archbishop mentions,
Ropus said.
When it comes to identifying the interests of individual groups or
political organisations with national interests, the HDZ states
that its sole aim was and still is to protect and promote national
interests through its state and political activities, motivated by
best intentions and without presenting itself as the only advocate
of such efforts.
The HDZ is again ready for and supports cooperation with all
political parties and individuals whose aim it is to promote the
general well-being and civil values.
The party especially welcomes the part of Msgr. Bozanic's message
saying that the priority task of all social factors is to promote
dialogue, harmonisation of views and mutual respect.
The HDZ sees Bozanic's message as an important contribution to the
development of such relations within the Croatian society, Ropus
said adding that the ethical and social teaching of the Catholic
church was an important element of HDZ's platform.
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