Church expects two laws from Croatian Parliament this year: the law on return of the private property unjustly taken away and the law on the rights of the conceived child to be born. Zagreb Archbishop reminded on the documents of the Second Vatican Counci

l that speak about peace and living together, saying that ” just order supposes a new vision of man in harmony with his eternal meaning, it demands also a new vision of the family in harmony of its mission. Just order puts the social justice in the focus of attention that excludes all kinds of exploitation and insures the possibility of dignified life to every man. Besides the freedom and security, man needs accommodation, work, everyday bred. Duties of the citizens are distributed with the realization of rights, so they can achieve the common benefit.”
“Croatia has to be free in a peaceful way”
Evangelistic bishop dr. Vladimir Deutsch wished, in his congratulation “a lot of light in God#!s goodness and mercy” to Croatia, hope and courage. Prior of Serbian Orthodox
Church Danilo Ljubotina expressed the wish of Orthodox citizens in Croatia to live together with others and to be respected by Croatian state as all other citizens. President of Zagreb Jewish county dr. Ognjen Kraus said that “Jewish community wishes the homeland Croatia to be completely free in peaceful way, in the way of negotiations and dialogue between the parts in conflict”.
Dr. Peter Kuzmič talked in the name of Protestant-Evangelistic Council and called Croatian Government and confessional communities to turn to the future and to divert firmly of all steps that lead toward past. Dr. Kuzmič also emphasized that all Christians are called in the spirit of Christ#!s love and truth to promote the civilization of unity and love, the same as Pope John Paul II permanently says. Representative of Adventist
Church Zdenko Hliše witnessed his satisfaction with confessional freedom in Croatia, and he warned that there are still wrong opinions by a few confessional communities,
but he believes that it will stop soon.
The importance of confessional communities in the moral education and in the renewal of the country
President Tu?man expressed in his congratulation his satisfaction with the presence of Serbian Orthodox Church at New Year#!s reception, and thanked to all confessional
communities for co-operation concerning the accommodation and help to refugees, displaced persons and other victims of war, calling them to continue the co-operation so that Republic Croatia could really become a blessed country for all its citizens.
Repeating his stand point concerning the need of peaceful return of the occupied parts of Croatia, Croatian President asked the representatives of all confessional communities to take part in moral education of Croatian citizens and in the renewal of the country.