ZAGREB ARCHBISHOP DELIVERS CHRISTMAS MESSAGE

( Editorial: --> 8897 ) ZAGREB, 16 Dec (Hina) - The Archbishop of Zagreb, Josip Bozanic, on Tuesday delivered a Christmas message to the faithful and the general public in Croatia. "It can be said that in Croatia today Christ's path towards man is marked by responsible solidarity for every citizen of our country," the Archbishop emphasised in the message carried by the Catholic news agency IKA. He continued: "Rapid changes in the political and economic system enabled the fast enrichment of individuals and increasing impoverishment of many citizens. In practice it is a sin of structures allowed by laws and regulations, whose original aim was not to the general benefit of people and the community." Archbishop Bozanic added: "This society of ours, which conducted transition when attention was concentrated on the war, has been called upon in these postwar times to urgently re-examine the difficult conditions in which a large part of the population found itself, especially in our cities." The Zagreb Archbishop in his message called for reconciliation and coexistence in postwar Croatia. (Hina) mm mb 162208 MET dec 97