FRANCISCANS DISSOCIATE THEMSELVES FROM ASSAULT ON BISHOP

MOSTAR, Apr 7 (Hina) - The heads of the Franciscan Herzegovina Province today disassociated themselves from last Sunday's incident in front of the Mostar Cathedral, when a group of irate believes forcibly took Bishop Ratko Peric away from the Bishop's palace. The believers were protesting the Bishop's recent decision to ban the Franciscans from preaching in Mostar parishes. "No Franciscan has taken part in these incidents or incited any individual or congregation to engage in disruptive behaviour," the Franciscans said in a statement. The statement stressed that problems should not be resolved in the way it had been done so far, but by "fraternal dialogue." (hina) mm as 071928 MET apr 95