CATHOLIC CHURCH IN THE INDEPENDENT STATE OF CROATIA

Osvrćući se na standardna stajališta dosadašnje historiografije o ulozi Katoličke crkve u II. svjetskom ratu, autor nudi alternativna viđenja na temelju arhivske građe.The standard view of Croatian and Yugoslav historiography holds that the Catholic Church in the Independent State of Croatia (1941-1945) and in general collaborated with the Ustaša regime and supported its policies of persecutions and forced conversions. The author submits those assessments to a critical review, reexamining the documents and their standard interpretations. He concludes that a major reassessment of historiography regarding the role of the Church during the war is needed. While only pointing to major misrepresentations, the author provides basic elements for a new evaluation of the Church\u27s role in political turmoil during the World War II