Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe Volume 30 Issue 3 Article 1 8-2010 Croatian Catholic Church and its Role in Politics and Society Thomas Bremer Catholic Theological Faculty of the University, Münster, Germany Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/ree Part of the Catholic Studies Commons, Christianity Commons, and the Eastern European Studies Commons Recommended Citation Bremer, Thomas (2010) "Croatian Catholic Church and its Role in Politics and Society," Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe: Vol. 30 : Iss. 3 , Article 1. Available at: https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/ree/vol30/iss3/1 This Article, Exploration, or Report is brought to you for free and open access by Digital Commons @ George Fox University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe by an authorized editor of Digital Commons @ George Fox University. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. CROATIAN CATHOLIC CHURCH AND ITS ROLE IN POLITICS AND SOCIETY Thomas Bremer Dr. Thomas Bremer (Roman Catholic) is professor of ecumenical theology and Peace Studies at the Catholic Theological Faculty of the University of Münster, Germany. He has published several books and many articles on Orthodox theology, on the situation of churches in Eastern Europe, and is a specialist on south eastern Europe. Bremer is also a member of REE’s advisory editorial board. This article first appeared as a chapter in a book published in 2008.1 Bremer finished his text in 2006, so new dioceses created in 2010, for example, are not included. We are happy to publish it in REE because it provides a needed broad survey of recent Catholic Church developments in Croatia.