Glas Koncila and the Reviwal of Diplomatic Relations Between the Holy See and Socijalist Yugoslavia (1966.-1971.): Between the Challanges of Dialogue and Oppositon to the Communist Authorities

Glavni cilj ovog diplomskog rada bio je istražiti stav katoličkog (dvo)tjednika Glasa Koncila prema procesu obnove diplomatskih odnosa Svete Stolice i SFRJ kao političkom okviru za normalizaciju odnosa Katoličke Crkve i jugoslavenskih vlasti. Proces obnove diplomatskih odnosa, prekinutih 1952., započeo je potpisivanjem Protokola u lipnju 1966., a zaključen je posjetom predsjednika Josipa Broza Tita papi Pavlu VI. u ožujku 1971. godine. Glas Koncila, kao najznačajnija katolička tiskovina, djelovao je u to vrijeme suočavajući se s dvama izazovima. Kao glas Katoličke Crkve i jedan od rijetkih medija koji nije bio pod izravnom kontrolom komunističkih vlasti, list je predstavljao svojevrsnu opoziciju režimu koji je unatoč popuštanju pritiska nakon odlaska Aleksandra Rankovića s političke scene 1966. godine ipak zadržao karakter totalitarne diktature. S druge strane, sukladno idejama Drugog vatikanskog koncila, čije je novosti list pronosio, Glas Koncila trebao je ostati otvoren za dijalog s komunističkim režimom. U istraživanju je metodama kvantitativne i kvalitativne analize sadržaja obrađeno 54 priloga Glasa Koncila koji su između 1966. i 1971. tematizirali proces obnove diplomatskih odnosa Svete Stolice i SFRJ i normalizaciju odnosa Katoličke Crkve i jugoslavenskih vlasti. Istraživanje je pokazalo kako je Glas Koncila zauzeo suzdržan stav prema procesu obnove diplomatskih odnosa kao političkom okviru za normalizaciju odnosa Katoličke Crkve i jugoslavenskih vlasti. No djelujući u posebnim okolnostima, list je svoju suzdržanost primarno izražavao komunicirajući „između redaka“. Glas Koncila unatoč suzdržanosti nije marginalizirao sami proces, već je značajan prostor pridavao tumačenju aktualnih pojmova i nove dinamike u odnosima Katoličke Crkve i jugoslavenskih komunističkih vlasti.The main aim of this master's thesis was to examine the stance of Catholic (bi)weekly Glas Koncila towards the process of renewal of diplomatic relations between Holy See and socialist Yugoslavia as a political way of normalizing relations between Catholic Church and Yugoslav authorities. The renewal of diplomatic relations, which were ended in 1952., began with the signing of Protocol in June 1966., and was concluded with the visit of president Josip Broz Tito to pope Paul VI. in March 1971. As the main Catholic printed media Glas Koncila acted at the time facing two challenges. As the voice of the Catholic Church, and one of the rare media that were not under the control of the communist authorities, the (bi)weekly was an opposition to the regime that despite Aleksandar Ranković's departure from the political scene, and a relief in political pressure, still retained the character of a totalitarian dictatorship. On the second hand, following the ideas of the Second Vatican Council, whose ideas the (bi)weekly conveyed, Glas Koncila had to stay open to the dialogue with the communist regime. With quantitative and qualitative content analysis the research covered 54 articles that were focused on the process of the renewal of diplomatic relations. The research has shown that Glas Koncila has taken a restrained stance towards the renewal of diplomatic relations as a political way of normalizing the relations between the Catholic Church and Yugoslav authorities. Given that the paper acted in special circumstances, Glas Koncila was expressing his stance by communicating „between the lines“. Glas Koncila was not marginalizing the process, but he rather paid attention to interpreting actual terms and new dynamics in the relations between the Catholic Church and Yugoslav communist authorities