CARDINAL KUHARIC TALKS WITH DELEGATION OF SERB ORTHODOX CHURCH

ZAGREB, Nov 5 (Hina) - Cardinal Franjo Kuharic, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Zagreb, on Tuesday received a delegation of the holy synod of the Serb Orthodox Church. The delegation led by the Metropolitan of Zagreb and Ljubljana, Jovan Pavlovic, included the Episcopalian of Sumadija, Sava Vukovic and the parson in Zagreb Milenko Popovic. After the meeting Cardinal Kuharic told journalists that they had talked about the "way out of the past" "The Churches must continue to heal the wounds in souls and consciences, on the grounds of true analyses and respect for the facts, always aiming at reconciliation and forgiveness," Cardinal Kuharic said. He added that the return of Orthodox priests and Episcopalians to Croatia and the presence of Roman Catholic priests among the faithful in Sirmium should be reciprocally made possible. Asked about impressions from the Tuesday's talks Cardinal Kuharic said the impression was "very positive". "After all what we have experienced, we must be now sincere to each other," he said. Metropolitan Jovan described the meeting with Kuharic as useful. He explained that the talks would be useful for both Churches, helping get the relations between churches' back to normal soon. (hina) mm mš 052116 MET nov 96