SARAJEVO CATHOLIC CHURCH PROTESTS AGAINST 'OSLOBODJENJE' ARTICLE ( Editorial: --> 2645 )

( Editorial: --> 2645 ) SARAJEVO, Nov 21 (Hina) - The Sarajevo Catholic Church on Friday forwarded a formal protest to Sarajevo's "Oslobodjenje" daily because of its offensive article on Cardinal Alojzije Stepinac. According to Sarajevo Catholic Press Agency (KTA), the protest letter said that in an article of 20 November, Fazlija Hebibovic had written that the "ERO" hotel in Mostar was in the "Cardinal Alojzije Stepinac Street, a cardinal we have evil memories of". The letter expressed bitterness that the journalist had been allowed to offend the religious feelings of Catholics in Bosnia- Herzegovina with such a description of Cardinal Stepinac. "We were convinced that the break-down of the socialist regime in our country forever obliterated the times of unproved accusations and defilement of people of the church," the protest letter said, stressing that such writing "did not contribute to the establishment of trust among members of different peoples and religions in Bosnia-Herzegovina. (hina) lm jn 211150 MET nov 97