CHRONICLE OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN LITHUANIA, No. 62

A Translation of the Complete Lithuanian Original LIETUVOS KATALIKŲ BAŽNYČIOS KRONIKA Nr. 62 Documenting the Struggle for Human Rights In Soviet-Occupied Lithuania Today

Translated by: Rev. Casimir Pugevičius Translation Editor: Marian Skabeikis Published by the Lithuanian R.C. Priests' League of America 351 Highland Blvd. Brooklyn, NY 11207

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COVER: The Church of Ss.Peter and Paul in Vilnius. Erected in 1668, it now contains the remains of Lithuania's patron, Saint Casimir, which were transferred from Vilnius Cathedral in 1953. The cathedral is now an art gallery. CFE H R O N I C L O T H CATHOLI C H U R C H INA. LITHUANI No 62

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aeIn,ntd 1940 w h e t h Sovie U n i o o c c u p i e L i t h u a n i by force, 8nef%s 5 . 5 o th country' mor tha 3 millio inhabitant w e r e Roman ,%Catholic 4 . 5 Protestant 7 . 3 J e w i s h 2 . 5 O r t h o d o x a n d 0.2% ofr othe persuasions. osdeInr:8 th tw archdiocese a n fou diocese w e r e 70 c h u r c h e s , ,35e41 chapels 7 monasteries 8 convents t h r e archbishops, n i n e ,fm801nbishops 127 diocesa priests 58 monks o w h o 16 w e r e priests. d0.esFr o u seminarie h a 47 students T h e r w e r 95 n u n s . 0,5Nsdr u n care fo 3 kindergartens 1 orphanages 2 h o m e s for nd,hteoh aged t w hospitals a y o u t c e n t e r a n a i n s t i t u t e for t h e deaf-mute. odeyOn, J u n 15 1940 th Re Arm m a r c h e int L i t h u a n i a ; t h e tisdyn d e p e n d e n g o v e r n m e n wa replace b a p u p p e r e g i m e . On,ydse.n Jul 14-15 rigge election w e r staged O Jul 21,with the Rdye,g e Arm s u r r o u n d i n th assembl h o u s e t h n e w P e o p l e ' s at"dD i e " u n a n i m o u s l y declare L i t h u a n i a Sovie Socialist R e p u b l i c . ,Onehds J u n 25 1940 th C h u r c wa d e c l a r e separat from t h e sefyd, tate a n th representativ o t h Hol Se wa expelled. Phse,yd aris land w e r confiscated clerg salarie a n p e n s i o n s w e r e se.rct,du off a n thei saving confiscated C h u r c h e w e r d e p r i v e d of s.cg,eupport Catholi printin plant w e r confiscated a n d religious sbook destroyed. One,dgnf J u n 28 1940 th teachin o religio a n recitation of .esnprayer i school wa forbidden T h University' D e p a r t m e n t of ys,dleTheolog a n Philosoph wa abolished a n al privat schools w e r e n.esitd ationalized T h seminarie a Vilkaviški a n Telšia w e r e closed, oadeyts n th seminar a Kauna wa p e r m i t t e t o p e r a t e on a very .eyldnimite scale T h clerg w e r spie u p o constantly. ,se0fdOn J u n 15 1941 34,26 L i t h u a n i a n wer p a c k e of in cattle- senrdt.ocar t u n d i s c l o s e point i t h Sovie U n i o n Afte World War I I , dstel h mas deportation r e s u m e an c o n t i n u e unti 1953. Vs,dpf incenta Borisevičius Bisho o Telšiai wa arreste on F e b ­ d,oryhuar 3 1946 a n c o n d e m n e t d e a t afte a secret trial. Before ys,pear' end hi auxiliary Bisho Prana Ramanauskas, was also ar­ rdsop. este a n d e p o r t e t Siberia Bisho Teofiliu Matulionis of Kai­ šsdfpiadory a n Archbisho Mečislova Reiny o Vilniu w e r e d e p o r t e d

.chnefaChronicl o th Catholi Churc i Lithuani No 62 1 r.topnsd a Siberia labo c a m p Archbisho Reiny p e r i s h e in prison at .y,Var ladimir N o v e m b e 8 1953 B 1947 L i t h u a n i was left with a e.s,f ingl bishop Kazimiera Paltarokas o P a n e v ė ž y s H d i e d in 1958. esInd,t 1947 t h las convent a n monasterie w e r closed, their sc,dl o m m u n i t i e d i s p e r s e d a n al monasti institution w e r e o u t l a w e d hns,etAr fte Stalin' d e a t i 1953 t h e r wa a sligh i m p r o v e m e n t des.in t h religiou situation Bishop Matulioni a n Ramanauskas w e r e oat,ndllowe t retur t Lithuania b u no t minister to their heosrdy iocese o t c o m m u n i c a t wit t h clerg o laity. Bpsdn, isho Ramanauska d i e i 1959 a n Archbisho Matulionis in 1963. dyowIn,es 1955 tw n e bishop w e r a p p o i n t e b R o m a n d con­ s.d: ecrated Julijona Steponavičiu a n Petra Maželis Steponavičius hsrndo a n e v e b e e p e r m i t t e t a d m i n i s t e hi diocese. dns,pBisho Vincenta Sladkevičius c o n s e c r a t e i 1957 was kept ertusl.n n d e sever g o v e r n m e n restriction unti 1982 I 1965, Monsignor eJsnduoza Labukas-Matulaiti wa c o n s e c r a t e i R o m to h e a d the edfsArchdioces o Kauna a n t h Dioces o Vilkaviškis. T w o n e w p:bsednishop w e r consecrate i 1969 Bisho R o m u a l d a s Krikščiū­ dnsrcef a wa a p p o i n t e Apostoli Administrato o th D i o c e s e of P a n e ­ sv,dpėžys a n Bisho Liudvika Poviloni wa a p p o i n t e d auxiliary to d,Bpmrhns isho Labukas a n s u c c e e d e h i afte hi d e a t i 1979. soIn,pd 1982 Bisho Sladkevičiu wa p e r m i t t e t return to his rfdecs. i o c e s a Apostoli Administrato o Kaišiadorys F a t h e r Antanas rdpcsVaičiu wa n a m e b i s h o a n Apostoli Administrato of t h e D i o c e s e fdeofi Telšia a n t h P r e l a t u r o Klaipėda. nfsRe elaxatio o p r e s s u r o religiou believer soo r e v e a l e d that tn.elyh L i t h u a n i a p e o p l w e r stil d e e p l religious I was d e c i d e d in tesol. h mid-fiftie t r e s u m th attack T h principa m e a n s of attack l,edw o u l b u n l i m i t e mora pressure sinc physica terror s e e m e d yonde nl t strengthe a n unif th faithful. fe,Inn 1972 t h Chronicle o the Catholic Church i Lithuania, ytdnohc, landestinel p u b l i s h e i tha country b e g a t reac the free world ydop.rat irregula intervals Primaril i n t e n d e t k e e Catholics in Lithu­ aedfn,hni informe o t h situatio o th C h u r c t h e r e t h e s e L i t h u a n i a n loestamizdat als serv a a constan a p p e a t t h free world not egftto forge th pligh o a p e o p l strugglin against overwhelm­ igdorsn odd t d e f e n thei religiou belief a n t regain their bcnasi h u m a rights. Rev. Casimir Pugevičius Translator

2 .ahnecfChronicl o th Catholi Churc i Lithuani No 62 Age ppearin sinc 1972 Rdst ea thi an pas i on!

This issue is dedicated to the 500th Jubilee of the Death of Saint Casimir, asking his protection for the Church in Lithuania and for all those suffering for religion and for truth.

CEF H R O N I C L O T H CATHOLI C H U R C H ,.IN LITHUANIA No 62

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nfse1. Echoe o th Celebratio o the 50rehft 0 Yea Jubile o th Deat o Sain Casimi 4 2.sac Catholi Lithuani Thank Our HyI,ln ol Father Joh Pau I 11 2.snef Protest o behal o th Arrested sP, riests Father Alfonsa Svarinska and toSs,h igita Tamkevičius D No Diminis 12 fsr4.n Ope Lette o Fathe Jona Danyla sttoe th Atheis Broniu Jauniški 24 5.sme N e w Fro th Diocese 31 s6.d Searche an Interrogation 45 7.rs Ou Prisoner 56 d8.ws N e Undergroun Publication 57

3 Cnefcha. hronicl o th Catholi Churc i Lithuani No 62 ESFN0 C H O E O T H C E L E B R A T I O O T H 50 YEAR EFHJTU B I L E O T H D E A T O SAIN CASIMIR

Mh,d0se arc 4 thi year marke 50 year sinc th d e a t h of srSt,fen. ain Casimir Princ o Lithuania Ou natio i c e l e b r a t i n g this gtercsf rea j u b i l e u n d e th difficul condition o atheisti o p p r e s s i o n ; ,seninf t h word o P o p Piu XII " I circumstance mor tragic than aynef"s n i th histor o Lithuania, thes word ar confirmed by the rtefsgampagin o th atheist a th J u b i l e o Sain Casimi a p p r o a c h e d . es,rIttc wa difficul fo Catholi Lithuania u n d e th o p p r e s s i o n of Ct.nf,e zaris Russia A tha time also th veneratio o our national .esf,tPatron Sain Casimir wa restricted T h censor o t h e Russian Crkmedtsn za struc fro th ol h y m n b o o k a h y m a b o u Saint Casimir dorgwhe h i c ou p e o p l h a sun fo tw h u n d r e years:

The land of Lithuania languished For seven years in subjugation. But God did her a great favor Granting a patron ready to help her. Saint Casimir came from heaven, The soldiers saw him in the sky. Afterwards, they beat the Russians so badly, Rescued the weeping people from captivity...

senrSog san ou ancestor c o m m e m o r a t i n th Russia incursion of 15on.,sr 65 int Lithuania I ou day also i preparatio for t h e 500 sef,ntYr ea J u b i l e o Sain Casimir w h e th bishop o Lithuania w e r e ehcdyofficiall allowe t publis a littl Catholi Calendar, a booklet msdt,yea n a j u b i l e hol card Sovie censor d e l e t e fro t h e m a bio­ feygtdl raph o th sain p r e p a r e b a neutra liturgica commission. fneodsytWha w e r t h e s latter-da censor abl t fin o a anti-Soviet etfy?snatur i th biograph o Sain Casimir W h i th truth about dol?yStr ain Casimi s feared Clerg an faithfu h a h o p e t see before tey,coh j u b i l e no onl a littl Catholi Calendar b u als a m e d a l or yetro,nol card especiall sinc a postscrip t t h lette sen out by the ydgbsoelmishop t th clerg ha suggeste usin materia fro the calendar tar b o u Sain Casimi fo sermons. srgtToe hi calenda wa sen t t h publisher fo printin in the fsre.,nt u m m e o 1983 b u it publicatio wa delayed T h d e a d l i n e for npsylf,dublicatio wa p o s t p o n e d a n onl a handfu o priests received rte.lh calenda befor t h j u b i l e e Fo al practica purposes, they

4 efn.chaChronicl o th Catholi Churc i Lithuani No 62 wetro.l e r u n a b l t us i fo t h feas day I wil probably be necess­ ayortkr t wai foreve fo a prayerboo t appear. ydtaTens h priest i L i t h u a n i receive sevent Sain Casimir holy w,sce; ard apiece a fe m e d a l s a few-scor calendars that, in compari­ nps,feoo t th n u m b e r o th faithful wa les tha a dro in t h e ocean. Heon,st o w e v e r thi wa jus t h introductio t t h atheists' r u n n i n g keamuc befor th j u b i l e e . Ene,sf v e befor t h j u b i l e e a w h o l serie o article a p p e a r e d in eotl,nhsh periodica press i w h i c effort w e r m a d t d e g r a d e t h e pntfo,d e r s o o Sain Casimir t insul him a n t distor the purposes ofe.r,hs t h j u b i l e itself F o example " T h C h u r c ha always u s e d vsrnefldeneratio o th saint fo politica a n ideologica warfare. Cele­ hesdnfbration o Casimir' d e a t a n canonizatio ar b e i n g organized nstbyag ultr right-win activis bourgeoi L i t h u a n i a emigres a n d clsnhelerica extremist i th Catholi C h u r c i L i t h u a n i a . " (Kalba .,Vilnius—Vilnius Speaking, 1983 No 10 p 14). e,nofrBk efor long religio itsel o t h desir t spea i one's native eldn,ranguag wil b t e r m e politics o a manifestatio of clerical ex­ tero.sremism Fo a p p e a r a n c e ' sak (o t d e c e i v t h Vatican), permission ,ewson a g i v e t o r g a n i z a j u b i l e c o m m i t t e e w h i c h a s i t l a t e r befot,ys e c a m k n o w n wa luck t m e e a c o u p l o times. rUedaclAt l o Catnoli L i t h u a n i p r e p a r e to th 50 Yea J u b i l e e ot sn,tefhh D e a t o th L i t h u a n i a Prince Sain Casimir it only officially declare saint. selTn h principa solem inaugura service w e r p l a n n e d for Mhf,ne.rdl a r c 4 i t h C h u r c o Ss P e t e a n Pau i Vilnius, w h e r e telsfr,. h morta remain o Sain Casimi rest T h a day worshippers dnehafmlrro al ove L i t h u a n i gathere i t h C h u r c o Ss. P e t e r a n d P.ehdt aul T h c h u r c a n th churchyar coul no hol the p e o p l e , nfeadmn a larg portio o t h e stoo outsid th churchyard. F r o m ey,hdns arl morning Polis a n L i t h u a n i a prayer coul b heard. .ystnTe h m a i service b e g a a noon Hol Mas wa offered by ,Trs h e i Excellencies Bishop Liudvika Povilonis Antanas Vaičius, sd.Julijona Steponavičiu a n Vincenta Sladkevičius T h e s e n n o n in rfeydLns i t h u a n i a wa p r e a c h e b th Administrato o the D i o c e s e of rP;s, anavežys F a t h e Kazy D u l k s n y s F a t h e Algirdas Gutauskas, efr,oAdministrato o th D i o c e s o Vilnius spok t th Poles. ,eyNfsn e v e r t h e l e s s i t h face o m a n o th faithful o n could see tmedrfp: ain A grea n u m b e o t h e coul no tak par fully in the sen.,dolemnities I th churchyard w h e r a larg crow of the faithful se,wdg e r praying silenc r e i g n e d u r i n th service that d a y — t h e aef.Chnc hronicl o th Catholi Churc i Lithuani No 62 5 Vs,ynedot ilniu Cathedral converte b th Soviet t a ar galler i 1956. Three senpflreligiou statue o th to o th cathedra wer tor dow i 1952, and ,etfsnh remain o Sain Casimir Patro o Lithuania wer transferred to the nldr.fCh hurc o Ss Pete an Pau i 1953. etsn,lrhoudspeaker w e r no working e v e t h o u g fo a w h o l e d e c a d e nseh,t ow th loudspeaker i tha churc hav b e e working, e v e n at fteh heigh o remodelling. egsdIt t appear tha th loudspeaker s t o p p e workin th day before, fetahdt th b e h e s o th c o m m i t t e whic ha i n s p e c t e t h e church. Testoyd h sermon wer i n a u d i b l no onl t t h crow of faithful in sneot,dh churchyar an b e y o n d b u e v e t t h priest i t h e sanctuary. soetyOdk n i le t thin tha thi i n c o i n c i d e n c b th fact that this nf,egyear i Marijampolė durin th c o m m e m o r a t i o o the H o n o r a b l e rsAe,ftServan o God Jurgi Matulevičiu ( c a n d i d a t fo beatification— T.e,o"rt rans Note) t h doo t t h pulpi " a c c i d e n t a l l y s l a m m e d shut, ndote,an n on coul fin th keys s tha th s e r m o ha to be preach­ rehdmod t th packe c h u r c fro th alta steps. .tdsrfeAl l o thi wa th harbinge o sa events I wa not without snetf h interferenc o th atheist tha th mai service for t h e J u b i l e e oyetrdf Sain Casimi w e r hel simultaneousl fo t h L i t h u a n i a n s a n d net,mh Poles e v e though fro tim immemorial they have taken syne,dplac separately a n especiall o thos occasion w h e n n e i t h e r

6 ehn.Cfac hronicl o th Catholi Churc i Lithuani No 62 nesrth Lithuanian alon no th Pole alon ca b a c c o m o d a t e d in church. eAsd,sfn a result les tha hal th p e o p l ha th opportunity of pe.gnyarticipatin intelligentl i th services T h w o r s h i p p e r s c r o w d e d eydtin th churchyar a n th stree w e r actuall th objects of de­ esy.rision O n w o n d e r w h e r thos ordinar p e o p l found so m u c h po,esrdhatienc t watc fo thre hour a n se nothing t listen a n d yontredo hea anything—an th devotio t pra individuall in silence— e,tfro th mos part th rosary. e,sfgD u r i n th o p e n i n c e r e m o n i e o th J u b i l e e th telegram of odlPesn,t o p Joh Pau II sen t th bishop a n t al participants in te",s. h solemnities wa no read S o m e o n " a c c i d e n t a l l y saw to it that Bpsdtel isho Poviloni w o u l no receiv i unti h r e t u r n e d from the gstdn, ervices an i wa no proclaime d u r i n solem services the next day. h,ef.rOnn th e v o th J u b i l e e i th C h u r c o Ss P e t e and Paul, wesy,t h e r m a n worshipper w e r alread gathered no a single sermon ws,ted a p r e a c h e d a n no a wor wa m e n t i o n e abou th next day's onst.eolemnities Permissio wa no give t invit m o r priests to hear e.dnstconfessions P e o p l w e r i n c o n v e n i e n c e i line a the confess­ eyf,tiononals no onl th da before b u als o th da o the j u b i l e e e:fmcdnelebration S o m o t h e stoo i lin befor th confessional from .esfr0M1l 0:0 A unti 5 o 6:0 P M T h priest o th Archdiocese of Vsdoget ilniu receive n a n n o u n c e m e n c o n c e r n i n th c e r e m o n i e s ,hMge arc 3 inauguratin th j u b i l e e . f,yhenNevertheless i spit o th deart o publicity m a n priests ,oec;rnam t th celebration h o w e v e r afte th mai services, not one sndeofmho t h e wa allowe t celebrat Mas i th C h u r c of Ss. Peter ad.gseot n Paul E v e r y t h i n wa d o n t p r e v e n th y o u n p e o p l e w h o ,mfsherda com fo th solemnitie o Marc 3 fro praying together. hfterwInd, th ol town a th C h u r c o Sain Casimi (No a m u s e u m of adtys, theism) militi a n securit force stoo constan guard. T h e asryodtheist constantl racke thei brain fo way t d e - e m p h a s i z e .doytsefh Jubile o Sain Casimir Sa t sa tha i wa no only the rank- aeymdnd-fil lait fro w h o the receive assistance. ehdSnl, inc th childre a n yout w e r i schoo Marc 3 a n d could dne,tyo participat i th ceremonies the gathere o Sunday, March bftr4,oeny t pra a t h T o m o Sain Casimi i Vilnius. T h r o u g h ­ hotera, u Lithuani tha day fo fea tha th yout migh g to Vilnius ,nrseor participat i solem service i thei ow parish various at­ et.mnopse m p t w e r m a d t k e e t h e i school A th tim of the prin-

7 ecCfa.hn hronicl o th Catholi Churc i Lithuani No 62 ends,clt ipa Mass differen activitie w e r organize i th schools: quiz yg,nlhrts ames hikes etc. i whic i wa compulsor fo al students to yp,edft articipate a n the w e r t h r e a t e n e tha i the staye away, they weod o u l hav t writ explanations. Inenfl,0t spit o al th interference a abou 6:0 PM i th C h u r c h frof.bdlen,t Ss Pete a n Pau i Vilnius a th T o m o Saint Casimir, hdsg y m n a n p o e m ran out: Our nation promises you, Saint Casimir, On the tombs of our heroes and the blood of our martyrs! On all the castle ruins we will light a new flame! Lithuania will not give in to any oppressors! The Nemunas (river) was silent for ages in chains, The Nemunas longed for freedom and for storms... Let the lightening split the black night of despair! Let the rains come and wash away the silt of our faults! Our nation promises you, Saint Casimir, To stand firmly under the cross, And await the dawn...

d,shmfTeg h believin yout o Lithuania gathere fro variou places, ,tormke.prayed T h progra too abou tw hours afte which, asking ,lrodtSain Casimi t protec thei h o m e l a n Lithuania al knelt d o w n td,freg.o th rosary D u r i n th program over a n cover KGB agents mdnheg u r m u r e i churc a n s c a n n e th prayin yout with angry stares. f.hrde,gO u t s i d th C h u r c o Ss P e t e a n Paul th parkin lot was doe,.aflul o militi cars C o n c e r n e d th p e o p l sai t each other, ygotr."eT h e y ' r probabl goin t arres people.. b u fo what? Surely oynistt' no forbidde t pra freely?" reAg,d fte th e v e n i n Mass th y o u n p e o p l d i s p e r s e to their t.dyehs o m e s Ever participan wa w a t c h e b th vigilan KGB all the ewyo,dl a t th station w h e r the waite unti e v e r y o n b o a r d e d trains or,d b u s e s a n d e p a r t e d . h,f.rdtoNye o onl th C h u r c o Ss Pete a n Paul b u als every ep,sydoarish p r e p a r e t c o m m e m o r a t a fittingl a possible the Jubilee he,.tsof it Patron Sain Casimir Althoug th celebration of Saint C,ynder asimi coul b h e l onl i church nevertheless an celebration nldeof th j u b i l e i a mor solem fashio stil looke t h r e a t e n i n g to nfeo.th atheists U n a b l t ba th commemoratio o Saint Casimir, ,sredythe trie b variou a d v a n c warnings directive o direct restrict­ oei,tsnons t se tha th j u b i l e celebration i th churches w o u l d

8 hnca.Cfe hronicl o th Catholi Churc i Lithuani No 62 sybe a low-ke a possible. eIn,rs February th C o m m i s s i o n e fo Religiou Affairs, Petras efst,Anilionis sen th Chairperson o Rayon Executiv C o m m i t t e e s eadorl, n t thos responsibl fo ideologica work c o m m u n i c a t i o n s in dgntreswh h i c way a n m e a n w e r spelle ou fo spyin o j u b i l e e cele­ bsn.el ration i individua parishes Rayon Executiv C o m m i t t e e s w e r e elornde q u i r e t promulgat a specia instructio fo the so-called sfy,rtC o m m i t t e e o T w e n t o religiou associations o a least to their echn. hairpersons I som rayons, paris c o m m i t t e m e m b e r s w e r e told ertdofnha th celebratio o Sain Casimi ha t b purely religious in n,tys.l ature withou an nationa overtones I wa e m p h a s i z e d that eodrpsm, riest fro othe parishes o thos w h h a matriculated from t h e ec,otdorrespondence-cours seminary w e r no allowe t participate in teh celebrations. Agnfholes lon wit al th directive t th C h a i r m e o Rayon Execu­ srlteiv C o m m i t t e e o thei assistant fo ideologica work, separate idoesndividual wer a p p o i n t e w h wer s u p p o s e t spy on religious sdn,hl ervices Marc 4 i al churches a n e v e churchyards.

As lytu R a y o n sfney,On F e b r u a r 23 1984 Vic C h a i r m a Makštuti o Alytus Rayon sfoedmu m m o n e th priest o th rayon t giv t h e instructions on entrhwo o t celebrat t h Sain Casimi J u b i l e i t h c h u r c h e s . T h e Vedmftyn ic C h a i r m a w a r n e t h e tha th da o th celebration, t h e r e eowsr, e r t b n demonstration o parades h e n c e not e v e n a pro­ c.edmoyession H u r g e t h e t a d h e r strictl t th advic of t h e b i s h o p gnyo,lt ive generall t al parishes no t d anythin on their own; ewadmt n h r e m i n d e t h e tha th g o v e r n m e n k n e well that on t h e ed'oft,seas day priest woul hav t rea th bishops letter to the flnaithfu i church.

sGa arliav (Kauna R a y o n ) eyOn,shn F e b r u a r 16 1984 som official wit writte orders visited eft,dŠidiškis a residen o th Villag o Mastaičiai a n h a u l e d away a seft,hgdtatu o Sain Casimir w h i c wa b e i n p r e p a r e for erection in teh churchyard.

Prienai e,Onh Marc 1 1984 rayon churc c o m m i t t e chairpersons, strde istric chairperson a n thei representative wer s u m m o n e d to the Pie. riena Rayon Executiv C o m m i t t e e Rayon Executive C o m m i t t e e Ventsdmwic C h a i r m a Morkvėna tol t h e h o t h Sain Casimir J u b i l e e

9 hna.eCfc hronicl o th Catholi Churc i Lithuani No 62 emwsdo, a s u p p o s e t b celebrated forbad t h e t allo outside priests sre,oint church t organiz procession o parades. ogTefhil h faithfu o th paris o Priena w e r p r e p a r i n t erect an n,terfoka statu o Sain Casimi i th churchyard i c o m m e m o r a t i o n of 0tef.rh 50 Jubile Yea o Sain Casimir T h rayon g o v e r n m e n t , agyest, rguin tha th statu wa allegedl unartistic w o u l d not allow it dntoe b erecte i t h churchyard.

sIagliauk (Kapsuka R a y o n ) e,yOnr F e b r u a r 23 1984 th Vic C o m m i s s i o n e fo Religious ,Adesr ffairs Jozėnas tol t h pastor F a t h e Vytauta Urbonas, h o w t h e Jdosefrt u b i l e o Sain Casimi wa s u p p o s e t b celebrated. He de­ oemdtsr"n a n d e tha t h e r b n "excesse o p l a c a r d s i t h e c e r e m o n i e s , eys,nlb e c a u s al that i hi words wa simpl th legacy of F a t h e r sAlfonsa Svarinskas.

Raseiniai fnsgdhOne, Marc 4 1984 th childre a n y o u n adult o the Raseiniai doeRrtnayon wer r e q u i r e t provid a hono guar a t h urns, so that toendyhe w o u l b u n a b l t participat i th Sain Casimir celebration.

Varėna Onh,tyeo Marc 4 1984 a noon a compulsor hik int t h e woods nsfrdewa organize fo th pupil o fou school i Varėna. T h a t day, oeyt nl th boldes c a m t church.

Žia ilina (Varėn R a y o n ) Dgeh,nlk u r i n th principa Mass Marc 4 i Žilinai a trac a n d field yd,rsl ay compulsor fo al schoolchildren wa organized.

Lsa i n k m e n y (Ignalin R a y o n ) dth,nePys arent w e r w a r n e tha o Marc 4 the shoul not allow edrynthei childre o th alta b e c a u s the woul b u n d e r surveillance. e,dyTt h parents frightene b th threats di no tak their children to church.

HOLY PATRON OF LITHUANIA, we the children of our Cath­ olic homeland, seeing the raging of the atheists during the days of your jubilee, understand that the path you broke to sanctity, your spiritual testament—to be loyal to the holy Catholic Faith—are especially appropriate in the difficult trials of the Twentieth Century. Thus in all sincerity, we resolve to be even more faithful to the Catholic Church, the Pope of Rome and our ancestors.

10 .ahncefChronicl o th Catholi Churc i Lithuani No 62 amngtPelI op Joh Pau I receivin a gif fro Lithuani durin a 1980 visit to ,cspRey om b Bisho Liudvika Povilonis Apostoli Administrator of the efdsArchdioces o Kauna an th Dioces o Vilkaviškis.

CAATHOLI LITHUANI THANKS ORY,ENL U HOL FATHER P O P J O H PAU II

rYou Holiness, tuhlsarecCatholi Lithuani thank yo wit al it hear fo t h attention ehadgurnn lov w h i c yo s h o w e he i honorin th J u b i l e e of Saint fnC, asimir Patro o Lithuania. nTest, h solem service i Sain Pater' Basilica th Holy Mass syudaor, ffere b yo fo Lithuani an it C h u r c h you w a r m paternal ,sfrewdo ord a d d r e s s e t th believer o Lithuania you telegram to the gestoadfbishop o Lithuani an t participant a th o p e n i n of t h e j u b i l e e ,isdoegn Vilnius i n d u l g e n c e grante t thos visitin t h t o m b of our dleyot,saintl patron encourag u t b faithfu t Chris a n His C h u r c h rwhed it greate lov a n sacrifice. ,gTyrs h a n k i n you Hol Father fo you obviou fatherl love a n d

.ahncfeChronicl o th Catholi Churc i Lithuani No 62 11 ane,ysorgttentio t ou littl country w pra G o d ' blessin a n d g e n e r o u s gsr race fo you. hCcsfgy, atholi Lithuania b e g i n n i n it sevent centur o Christianity fsc,urt n d e difficul condition o atheisti oppression i d e t e r m i n e d to sgdtl,oeuar Sain Casimir' spiritua testament t struggl a n d sacrifice in detnrforde tha t h Ligh o Chris w o u l shin i ou days, too, in our eht,d o m e l a n d a n t h r o u g h o u t h world.

NFEPS ROTEST O B E H A L O T H A R R E S T E D SP, RIESTS FATHER ALFONSA SVARINSKA A N D OT,SIGITA TAMKEVIČIUS D N O D I M I N I S H

T:esf o T h Editor o Tiesa sfr:Cae o p i e to T h e i Excellencie th Bishop o L i t h u a n i a n d sfeAdministrator o th Dioceses

He o n o r a b l E d i t o r s :

fdemhgT a k i n advantag o th freedo o s p e e c a n o t h e press fge0ndu a r a n t e e i Articl 5 o t h Constitutio o t h USSR, I ask you tftocs prin thi p u b l i s t a t e m e n o m i n e :

tAnonr Ope Lette t Corresponden Mockuvienė

He o n o r a b l C o r r e s p o n d e n t : ,yenUrg p o r e a d i n you articl entitled " T h Rosar i O n e H a n d , nd,"ake Stic i t h O t h e r , p u b l i s h e i Tiesa (Truth) D e c e m b e r 3, 1984, ef.sdyI wa surprise b it bias T h p u r p o s o t h article was to dis- ime,gsdnfor th public libelin a goo a n zealou priest in order to jfseyustif t h transgression o t h atheist o Lithuania. utyIdre m u s sa tha yo picke a goo titl fo you article, " T h e .enrky,Rosar i O n H a n d a Stic i t h O t h e r " I you desire to d e m e a n y,ursF a t h e Sigita Tamkevičius yo ver accuratel d e s c r i b e d his posi­ ,ypr:setiv characte traits hi d e e priestl spirituality a n d his courage einr t h struggl fo t h truth. syrntF a t h e Sigita T a m k e v i č i u trul hold no i hi h a n d , b u t in shekr, i heart a stic wit w h i c h ha struc ou atheist hard, defend­ tks,.feign t h right o believers H o w e v e r tha stic i no material, b u t s,tdef.kpiritual T h stic o truth d i r e c t e no agains t h system a n d not

12 .anehcfChronicl o th Catholi Churc i Lithuani No 62 Aedyn commemorativ car issue clandestinel i Lithuania rinfse. hono o Fathe Sigita Tamkevičius Th caption nrs8.:eads "Fathe Sigita Tamkevičius Bor i 193 i the .efintVillag o Gudonia i th Distric o Alytus Ordained y2pin.dn, 196 b Bisho P Maželis Arreste o Ma 6 1983, snr.fatel th tria o Fathe A Svarinska i Vilnius."

Cefcnha. hronicl o th Catholi Churc i Lithuani No 62 13 e'ta, gains jus laws b u agains th atheists arbitrariness in trans­ yl,tgdressin agains Sovie a n internationa law b discriminating tagains believers. s,tloreO u atheists u n a b l t figh thei ideologica foe with ideas, ,sr.teneiz u p o violence Agains F a t h e Tamkevičiu also t h e y u s e d a l:xrpdsf hysica stick si year o labo c a m a n fou year of exile. T h e skream stic struc F a t h e Alfonsa Svarinska s o m e t i m earlier. But fsetrohi doe n hono t th cour o th atheist o Lithuania. T h e ydsfoghars s e n t e n c i n o tw priest ha seriousl impaire the prestige entdRof th USS abroa a n di i m o r d a m a g i L i t h u a n i a than the aesf ctivitie o thos priests. srtNwe o le u se w h a Sovie law F a t h e Tamkevičiu has b r o k e n : nTeRstl, h USS Constitutio speak abou civi rights a follows: feRsl."Articl 34 Citizen o th USS ar equa befor t h e law, ,lwtnfyr ithou distinctio o origin socia o propert status, race or n,oe ationality sex education language attitud t religion, type a n d n,efr atur o occupation domicil o othe status." sfde.R"Articl 50 Citizen o th USS ar g u a r a n t e e freedom of s,fedpeech o t h press a n o assembly meetings street processions adn d e m o n s t r a t i o n s . " desfR". Articl 52 Citizen o th USS ar g u a r a n t e e freedom of c,etosr onscience tha is t h righ t profes o no t profes any religion, sptadocn t c o n d u c religiou worshi o r a t h e i s t i propaganda. I n c i t e m e n t syrdnof hostilit o hatre o religiou ground i p r o h i b i t e d . " emsd"n,hI t h USSR th C h u r c i separate fro t h state, a n d t h e slmechoo fro t h C h u r c h . " e.n"fRsArticl 173 T h Constitutio o th USS hold the highest lsfred.ega power Al law a n act o othe stat organ ar p r o m u l g a t e d ehondnsf t h basi o a n i c o n c o r d a n c wit th Constitution of the U S S . " Me,tfsn oreover th g o v e r n m e n o th Sovie U n i o ha signed certain nNf,elinternationa a g r e e m e n t s e.g. th U Declaratio o H u m a n Rights, n,tr.pdasse D e c e m b e 10 1948 I tha Declaration i states: e."ofmst Articl 18 E v e r y o n ha t h righ t freedo o thought, mdst;ce onscienc a n religion thi righ include freedo to c h a n g e his d,reneligio o belief a n freedom eithe alon o i c o m m u n i t y with tsocr,dnther a n i publi o private t manifes hi religion or belief in dp,teaching practice worshi a n o b s e r v a n c e . " e."stomf Articl 19 E v e r y o n ha th righ t freedo o opinion a n d odmte;s xpression thi righ i n c l u d e freedo t hol opinions w i t h o u t

14 efchCna. hronicl o th Catholi Churc i Lithuani No 62 tdeio,nterferenc a n t seek receiv a n impar information a n d ideas htyadsf hroug an m e d i a n regardles o frontiers." hsnfeTd h questio arise w h i c o t h a b o v e - m e n t i o n e laws, or rwt,so h a othe law ha F a t h e T a m k e v i č i u broken t be so harshly p u n i s h e d ? dsrYute o writ tha F a t h e T a m k e v i č i u wa p u n i s h e according to efl,A.d rticl 68 Par I o t h Crimina C o d o th L i t h u a n i a n SSR: td,"nAnti-sovie agitatio a n p r o p a g a n d a " b u w h a di he do specifi­ cally? e,Yus o write "Sigita Tamkevičius a a priest b r o k Soviet laws eat,sn. variou location i th republic Sinc 1971 h has h a d t w e l v e wsrg, arning fo organizin variou parades fo t e a c h i n c h i l d r e n in a sngr, roup fo writin statement libelou i content for collecting grsmnhdignature u n d e t h e i c h u r c a n fo arrangin events u n r e l a t e d sto religiou c e r e m o n i e s . " rhesAd n h e r i a n o t h e terribl offens w h i c F a t h e T a m k e v i č i u s , ,og:daeccordin t you c o m m i t t e d H a r r a n g e a Christmas party for nteh childre i t h c h u r c h y a r d ! Soersh t h e s ar t h offense fo w h i c F a t h e T a m k e v i č i u s has tnbsy:rg e e s e n t e n c e d F o carryin ou hi direc priestl d u t i e s : catechi- sd'l,fnzatio o children funera a n Al Souls Procession to t h e c e m e ­ yesgfrt,eries fo t h organizin o a Christma part w h e r Santa Claus sftenhdpok wit t h c h i l d r e abou matter o fait a n Christian morality, emadn gav t h e gifts. rsMd, oreover F a t h e T a m k e v i č i u wa p u n i s h e fo writing peti­ stogdion t g o v e r n m e n official a n collectin signature in defense of tdohsbn' elievers right wit regar t discriminatio agains t h e m by t h e a;regnctheists fo participatin i th Catholi C o m m i t t e for t h e D e f e n s e d'sgrofn Believers Right a n fo s e n d i n informatio abroad. But all ofesdyt t h e s right ar g u a r a n t e e b th Sovie C o n s t i t u t i o n a n d t h e mDn,shf eclaratio o H u m a Rights article fro w h i c I have m e n t i o n e d above. slefywSh uc i equalit o al citizen befor t h la a m o n g u s ! In eysl,.rpractice onl t h atheist hav al thos rights F o t h e i r n e e d s , sd,etyh e hav th press radio television m e e t i n g a n p a r a d e s ; t h e fanectheisti e d u c a t i o o c h i l d r e (eve t h o s o b e l i e v i n g parents, a,thgr gains thei will) b e g i n n i n wit kindergarten a n d e x t e n d i n g ;scrhlthroug al schools atheisti organization fo c h i l d r e n a n d youth gnfe,yhoint w h i c t h e forc children e v e o b e l i e v i n parents, by every m e a n s . e,fnrT h faithful o t h o t h e h a n d hav n o n o t h e s e things. nhaefcC. hronicl o th Catholi Churc i Lithuani No 62 15 E,ntels v e r y w h e r e discriminatio agains th faithfu goe on. Believing lednrc, h i l d r e ar ridicule i school al th teachers fa from defending rky,tgoh e m actuall lowe thei c o n d u c mar fo goin t church, a n d .enyr speciall fo activ participatio i t h liturgy No practicing ry,enb e l i e v e ca occup an highe position especiall o n of leadership. ef,oyTry H o n o r a b l C o r r e s p o n d e n t t pla th rol o a believer, ft.dnluro a leas a brie t i m e Yo w o u l soo fee w h a t equality of wcse.fu, itizen befor t h la m e a n s I yo ar a teacher a n d d a r e to n,lsupyr rofes publicl you religiou beliefs yo wil soo be discharged, ases)ėn w e r t h teacher (Miss Stas Jasiūnait i Kulautuva, (Mrs.) ,ėOand) n Brilien i Vilkaviškis a n (Mrs. K a u š i e n i Šiauliai. If you ,udewnf e r th c h a i r m a o a collectiv farm yo w o u l also be dis­ dscreyf h a r g e a wa t h exemplar l e a d e a n fathe o a large family, sAntana Gražulis. sdewnW h e a fe m o r zealou a n courageou priest established 'ceftrh Catholi C o m m i t t e fo th D e f e n s o Believers Rights, it was ,dhe.ntms e l agains t h e a a crime W h e t h faithful lacking a press en,sorrf othe m e a n o c o m m u n i c a t i o n b e g a i defens of their rights ,edton issu a u n d e r g r o u n n e w s p a p e r t h Chronicle of the Catholic nCsodhurch i Lithuania, thi to wa c o n s i d e r e a crime. Wnsfte h e certai case o discriminatio agains th faithful re­ s,ntdc o r d e i tha Chronicle go abroad thi wa c o n s i d e r e d vilification felotof, t h Sovie system t a n t a m o u n t betraya o t h g o v e r n m e n t . eoIfntl t h e r w e r n discriminatio agains th faithfu i Lithuania, sfeifRdNn t h directive o t h USS Constitutio a n th U Declaration ty,ofnse H u m a Right w e r no jus e m p t words b u a reality of life— teodcrh e r w o u l b n Catholi C o m m i t t e fo t h D e f e n s e of Believers' ,Rdoef ights a n n Chronicle; t h e r w o u l b n cas o F a t h e r Alfonsas ,rysSvarinska o F a t h e Sigita Tamkevičius o an cases similar to theirs. tfsyShe uc t r e a t m e n o zealou priest b th Sovie cour does no rstho., o n o t ou g o v e r n m e n t Afte all thi i direc p e r s e c u t i o n of er.stfpriest fo routin fulfillmen o thei duties T h catechization of .,ftyescnh i l d r e i t h mos importan d u t o a priest This every consci­ edhts, ntiou pries u n d e r s t a n d s a n h carrie i ou wit t h e greatest z.etfdneal T h Sovie Constitutio a n th Declaratio o H u m a n Rights, eas,odfgt. w see d no forbi th t e a c h i n o religion T h i s is forbidden byhd"es t h so-calle "Religiou R e g u l a t i o n s w h i c contradict the C,enfsd onstitution th Declaratio o H u m a Right a n C a n o n Law. tAers0, gains thos religiou regulations ove 50 L i t h u a n i a n priests a n d srnetow bishop hav s p o k e ou i thei petitio t t h g o v e r n m e n t .

16 afechn.Chronicl o th Catholi Churc i Lithuani No 62 syetItd i ver regrettabl tha th g o v e r n m e n ha ignore that petition ofe th priests. Tesytolnf h effort b th g o v e r n m e n i al sort o way t make the d,eotnc atio atheisti ar no u n d e r s t a n d a b l t us a n arouse concern. ,Aretns fte all lif e x p e r i e n c teache tha w h e religio is rejected ty.esmoralit lose it base W se tha alread today: alcoholism, ,dnhsey ivorce e v e crime b school-ag yout ar quickly increasing. r?g,euBrothe atheists w h e r ar yo takin ou nation S.O.S.

sFr a t h e Gustava G u d a n a v i č i u s ,Žy agarė Januar 30 1984

Annro. O p e L e t t e t Mrs S Mockuvienė sef:Cd o p i e to T h Editor o Tiesa (Truth) a n Komjaunimo tiesa (Truth for Communist Youth)

Te,tysh h Rosar i Terrible b u th T r u t i M o r Terribl than a Stick

nse,Yu o writ that "Sigita Tamkevičiu mor tha o n c said, 'I am sy,ndil ntereste i purel religiou matters politica affair are foreign to rs,yem'f e . I thi w e r reall so F a t h e Sigita Tamkevičius would ne'.rpd eve hav e n d e u i th prisoners dock.. U n d e the guise of dy,eshi priesthoo a n it duties h specificall a n emphatically ewdt orke agains t h stat system." Yurwlyftd o furthe sho concretel fo wha kin o "politica offenses" stgr: hi pries wa s e n t e n c e d F o organizin religiou processions, for cgsr, atechizin children fo organizin a children' Christmas party gadreft n fo voicin a protes agains th rampagin o t h e atheists... uHeytfs e r yo accompan th lis o th priest' "offenses" with a ds:lt elf-righteou sigh "Loca g o v e r n m e n organ n e e d e m u c h patience sdygprtoea n persistanc t p u u fo a lon a the di with t h e provo­ sfncation o thi braze priest." sdIngf,uo showin thi kin o self-righteousness yo d not even geyfutsuspec tha yo ar affrontin th moralit o civilized p e o p l e , .dnyortg, o o m i n i t extinction Afte all i an democratic society, srtynef imila activit o t h par o a pries i no onl no c o n d e m n e d , elm.hbts u receive w i d approva fro t h public Suc approval was re,ytdg e m o n s t r a t e b ou p e o p l w h e n protestin agains the u n f o u n d e d ast ccusation agains F a t h e r Sigita Tamkevičiu a n d Alfonsas

17 na.efhCc hronicl o th Catholi Churc i Lithuani No 62 t,dSko varinskas an a grea ris t themselves abou 123,000 p e o p l e duo,ynr. a r e t sig petitions M e a n w h i l e yo tr i you barbaric article totnye"f fois o everybod th " l a w s o lif i t h jungle. T h i s is dftehgn a p p e n i n i th m i d d l o E u r o p a th e n o t h e T w e n t i e t h C e n t u r y ! detuAnys n i i withou an reaso tha yo ar a n n o y e b e c a u s e the lerfyotaithfu tr t c o m p e n s a t thei pries fo t h insul e x p e r i e n c e d by,gmnet him bringin hi i thre days a a m o u n of m o n e y ten mdtnfrhesime large tha tha o w h i c th atheist r o b b e hi on account e.tsof a religiou procession T h e s ar no naiv p e o p l e , b u t very tid.yntelligen a n d e c e n p e o p l e T h e u n d e r s t a n tha i is too m u c h tfrelosgyo o n pries t repai al th wrong b e i n d o n b t h e atheists. tfey,nIts i full u n d e r s t a n d a b l why u p o th arres o this d e d i c a t e d ndrse,priest believer c a m forwar an signe i thei o w n blood a yetdnf.petitio o protest Som e v e r e q u e s t e tha the b taken to jail, adygeot., n th pries released Alas w ar probabl tryin t explain such tsuonhing t yo i vain. srnt,eYu o indicat tha F a t h e Sigita Tamkevičius i hi sermons, st"des t a t e tha th Sovie g o v e r n m e n persecute believers, d e m e a n s g,dbelievin youth a n s t u d e n t s . " ts,eonAtr thi time i i impossibl t ascertai w h e t h e t h e priest tlbdsre l a m e individua g o v e r n m e n official fo t h e s wrongs, or the htnegs, o v e r n m e n itself b u i i a u n d e n i a b l trut tha these statements efu.oksnof hi ar true I yo wer t as t b show e v e n o n e school ineasgt Lithuani w h e r believin pupil hav no e x p e r i e n c e d various rn,dc emotions discriminatio o othe atheisti oppression a n d perse­ tldhuc, ution yo w o u l no fin suc a schoo withou offending against s.fetdyh truth Thi i witnesse b t h o u s a n d o p e o p l in Lithuania, ekfw,trld ho a th ris o thei socia status hav signe protests. rtonItde woul b difficul t asertai w h a F a t h e Tamkevičius fsg,mue isspoke a yo say " C o m p a r i n t h year o Nazi occupation wohe.ytns it lif today" I i e n o u g t m e n t i o onl tha th Nazis h a u l e d n,esof0f 30 Lithuanian t concentratio c a m p whil t h Soviets exiled dlsaoneto Siberi a n c r o w e int camp i th katorg (pena l a b o r — T r a n s No).yrn0f ote n fewe tha 300,00 o ou people.. t sa n o t h i n g of those dhfstren o thousand o slaughtere yout a n o t h e civilians in our yet,sd.villages field a n forests.. —jus b e c a u s the w i s h e d to fight f,nrse e i t h e fo Berli no fo th interest o Moscow b u t r e m a i n e d olfraithfu t thei ancestra h o m e . Adeor,lg n th d a m a g d o n t ou p e o p l e a n stil b e i n d o n e by etdn,y: h Sovie atheists canno b m e a s u r e i an way t h e massive

18 hacn.efChronicl o th Catholi Churc i Lithuani No 62 ,edfsprea o d r u n k e n n e s s thievery d e l i n q u e n c y th p l a g u e of crimin­ s,al offenses m u r d e r suicide divorce abortion m o r e n u m e r o u s tn,dysl ha births c o n v e n a n monaster building ful of syphilitics scfle h u r c h e ful o alcoholi beverage (thu i th " d a r k " past trans­ fdoet,sorme int th "bright"future) i thi no t h resul of compulsory St ovie a t h e i s m ? yt,ndfsgeD u r i n t h year o G e r m a occupation t h e di no have t i m e eo.tstoy g s far I i terribl t a c k n o w l e d g realit openly. But truth tsgdho,yenis truth a n i i w r o n t d e n th trut e v e t h o u g it be necess­ aynoert r t di fo i i th Gulag. trsF a t h e Sigita T a m k e v i č i u wa altogethe correc w h e n he etsdyo a r e t a c k n o w l e d g o p e n l tha th Sovie pres d i s s e m i n a t e s tny.sdoelie a n deceit I i no e v e necessar t prov that P a g e t h r o u g h te,dsuf h Sovie pres o 1950 1960 a n 1970 a n yo will see that the yspehf res w h i c goe b th n a m o Truth (Tiesa, Pravda, etc.) con­ thdns e m n a n criticize tha w h i c h a b e e p r o c l a i m e as t h e truth .haes, d e c a d earlier Suc h e r o e a Trotsky Stalin Beria, Molotov, Kds,oe rushchev L y s e n k a n other w e r praised a n later, t h e y w e r e te,h.nal l cast one-by-one o t h tras h e a p A o n time t h e sciences sofedy cybernetic a n genetic w e r crudel attacke a n d e r i d e d , a n d ,clfretater u n d e th threa o e c o n o m i catastrophy all of this was yquietl rehabilitated. srdIfg F a t h e Sigita Tamkevičiu advise believin youth not to h,nejcsoi atheisti organizations suc advic o hi part t e a c h i n g t h e m yhtneo, o t b hypocritical eac d e c e n p e r s o ca onl a p p l a u d . C a n ,lyutno sa tha compulsory hypocritica participatio b t h e youth in setfch activitie o atheisti organization promote t h d e v e l o p m e n t ofs conscientiou citizens? Yukrstn, o as wha F a t h e Tamkevičiu ha i m i n d " t h r e a t e n i n g tlegnyfha ther wil b a uprisin i t h countr i t h e faithful feel ,?uetwdh r o n g e d " Surely yo ar no u n a c q u a i n t e wit history, w h i c h sctenghow tha n o t h i n evoke heroi resistanc o t h part of t h e pehsodnl e o p l s m u c a attack o t h eterna a n sacred values of a ,ghemndf ation a m o n w h i c ar freedo o c o n s c i e n c a n religion? Doutney yo reall believ i w h e yo sa tha i t h Soviet U n i o n n,!"esda l l — b e l i e v e r a n atheists—ar e q u a l " e t c ? C a you say h o w yesmtf a n believer ar par o th Sovie g o v e r n m e n apparatus, h o w lsekmfny, a n o t h e wor o t h editoria staff o radio television a n d nsrty e w s p a p e r o w h a Sovie schoolteacher ca o p e n l go to c h u r c h ? ! UsteogyB nles i i thos w h b e l o n t t h KG sp network... or those regs,who whil practicin thei religiou beliefs ar forced to b e c o m e

a.hnefcChronicl o th Catholi Churc i Lithuani No 62 19 ed,Th faithful gathere outsid th courthous during .rsflte9h 197 tria o Fathe Sigita Tamkevičius Pastor gnsrd0.of Kybartai Fine 5 ruble fo conductin a All ,edonyS' ouls Da processio t th cemetery h appeale to he.nsth Vilkaviški Rayo Court Althoug th appeal emdltws a los an th faithfu wer barre fro th court, yrhcdthe declare a publi solidarit wit thei pastor.

sfec, acrifice o th atheisti g o v e r n m e n t a h a p p e n e d with t h e .st,ėdeacher Mrs Brilienė Mrs K a u š i e n a n others. ektYrsd ou remar tha th Svarinskase a n t h T a m k e v i č i u s e s tesnf,erroriz t h p e o p l take o t h ton o raving a n d takes your rsotd, eader fo idiot w h d no think a n d no u n d e r s t a n d any-

20 .anhcefChronicl o th Catholi Churc i Lithuani No 62 odet.,0hing Surely thos 123,00 p e o p l w h signe petitions d e m a n d i n g sfdeth releas o F a t h e r Svarinska a n Tamkevičiu are not really tnefsjus victim o terrorizatio o th par o t h e s priests? W h o is sedt?gmerrorizin w h o h e r e Wha n a m e shoul w us for those w h o adosyme, rreste priest s b e l o v e b t h p e o p l e trie t h e in secret a n d nemfos,hdt a u l e t h e of t t h c a m p i t h katorga jus b e c a u s e by word deosfa,yn writing the d a r e t defen th right o th p e r s e c u t e d a n d tderrorize faithful? Yrtudn ou admissio tha yo di no u n d e r s t a n w h a i m e a n s to act inncrs.ted a atheisti m a n n e sound strange I woul b like a fish com­ tsopgwmlainin tha i doe no k n o wha i m e a n t swi in t h e water. scr:otnI ca explain T ac i a atheisti m a n n e m e a n to b l a s p h e m e G,etold od th C h u r c h t insul th faithfu a n everything that is dear nosu,madn sacre t t h e i words a yo d i thi historical article. T h e ysnbdem o r activ atheist ro a n b u r c h u r c h e (a the did in Batakiai, ėGd,e a u r a n Sangruda) desecrat th Blesse Sacrament, d e m o l i s h dysWe aysid Crosse a n c e m e t e r m o n u m e n t s . tTdruoes h e r i n n e e fo yo t b s u r p r i s e tha F a t h e r T a m ­ ewstk.fr evičiu doe no k n o t h addres o U N E S C O Afte all, you k n o w svylftoeer wel tha n complaint o citizen o th Sovie E m p i r e sent lsrheto internationa organization eve reac th addressee, so t h e r e is tdono.y n e e t s e n i directl t tha address T H A N K S O N L Y TO SO,TE H R O U N D - A B O U R O U T E S T H A N K T R A D I O , T H E e.ARsfS D D R E S S E E H E A O U CRY T h replie o international or­ rhotgs anization t ou complaint als n e v e reac Sovie citizens. srtTe h accusation agains F a t h e Sigita Tamkevičiu c o n c e r n i n g esdtnh C h r i s t m a t r e e r e c t e i t h c h u r c h y a r s o u n strange a n d ktesd. o w n r i g h unintelligible L e u tak a loo a t h history of the onfsd,r rigi o C h r i s t m a tree a n thei symbolism a n we will find etmsfgha t h custo o decoratin C h r i s t m a tree c a m to Lithuania, sSreht o g e t h e wit t h C h r i s t m a holiday A A C O M P L E M E N T TO .eydsTE H H O L I D A Y Wh shoul th atheist hav th right to have etd, h e m a n no th faithful? oestd(l An stil i i e m p h a s i z e t h a t h e r i n d i s c r i m i n a t i o n se)tfagains th faithful. T h Christma tre i par o t h e celebration, sfgetadcn no a m e a n o subvertin t h atheisti Sovie g o v e r n m e n t which tfldhse,c a th greates arsena o tanks rocket a n atomi b o m b s in t h e dneswt., orld Surely tha littl Christma tre e r e c t e i t h churchyard tofhiyd Kybarta coul destro suc a grea p o w e r ? s.erlHw o fearfu t h o s a t h e i s t a r e ! . . A still-greate t e r r o r w a s cdesrnt a u s e fo th atheist i t h fac tha tha Christma tree e n d e d up

21 hCena.fc hronicl o th Catholi Churc i Lithuani No 62 sfdnine t h Chronicle a n e v e i th h a n d o " c a l u m n i a t o r s " abroad. etoItsn i impossibl e v e t imagin w h a a terribl w e a p o n this is in stef h h a n d o th Sovie g o v e r n m e n t ' e n e m i e s ! t,gehsAd n finally tha Chronicle w h i c i drivin th atheists m a d .tehswit it truth Wha hav th g o v e r n m e n atheist not d o n e , a n d gnertywso h a ar the no doin i thei attempt t silenc the voice of tsohndehi publicatio a n t extinguis th trut i proclaims? H o w e v e r , noesngl o n ha b e e successfu i smotherin thos words written in e,bdrlhy loo a n tears fo w h i c th faithfu hav willingl gone a n d are slgyefdttil goin th rock road o Sovie katorga a n prisons. etAdnk n w h e w spea abou th horribl destructio of Wayside sygd,tnCrosse i Lithuania i i ver wron a n dishones to b l a m e it all td.,non lan reclamation Wha reclamatio experts a n what p o w e r l i n e fseiydnterest hav r e p e a t e d l d e s t r o y e t h o u s a n d o crosses on t h e dets?flortress-hil o Meškuičiai Wa i no thos sam " l a n reclamation "meBson g i n e e r s fro th KG h e a d q u a r t e r w h " r e c l a i m e d " t h e crosses lfem,ro th Cathedra o Vilnius fro th Hil o th T h r e e Crosses )hsem,i n V i l n i u s fro t h B a r r a c k ( Į g u l a C h u r c i n K a u n a s ?en)lųadn M a i d e Hil (Pan Kalnas i Samogitia H a v t h e y not for­ ntybos i d d e m o n u m e n manufacturer t tur ou c e m e t e r m o n u m e n t s feinm th for o t h cross? dcoeInnsy vai d t h atheist tr t convinc th p u b l i (an you de­ tde,ynfen them) tha t h e hav no h a a h a n i th m u r d e r of priests. htTekasof h priest o L i t h u a n i d no wal abou wit sticks, nor do t h e y .nkce,tsorac heads O th contrary i i t h atheist w h break T H E I R ,rhmtnd e a d s p u s t h e u n d e cars p u t h e i prison a n aim at t h e m a xfwegsht h o l comple o traumatizin m e t h o d o w h i c i w o u l d be worth sgne,.t peakin more i a separat article T h fac tha th atheists—you eglashdy m o n t h e m — c a l t h obviou trut a n th rosar a stick, is no sl.rt,fneurprise Afte all e v e th p o w e r o hel s h u d d e a these w e a p o n s .

Inultus ,Jyanuar 25 1984

22 .anhefcChronicl o th Catholi Churc i Lithuani No 62 lfye,T:i o Yur A n d r o p o v Secretar G e n e r a o t h C e n t r a l C o m m i t t e e eofyft th C o m m u n i s Part o t h USSR

F:.a r o m Liudvik K Mažeikaitė-Sakalauskienė LRTS Kaunas s.Taiko pr 75-47. Cy:'fer o p to T h C o m m i t t e fo t h D e f e n s o Believers Rights

A Petition Isyedft w a d e e p l s h o c k e b t h i m p r i s o n m e n o t h P a s t o r of s,Vdyr i d u k l ė F a t h e Alfonsa S v a r i n s k a s a n b s i m i l a r c o u r t p r o ­ fgscterde e d i n g b e i n p r e p a r e agains t h Pasto o Kybartai, Sigitas elohTs. amkevičius T h e r i e n o u g materia t e n a b l o n to c o m e to t h e tuoecnf onclusio tha yo w a n t " t a k car o t h faithful a n d t h e sp,toedurnriest w h ar thei leaders jus a yo di i Russia. As a matter t.gyeof, fact t h e hav d o n n o t h i n wron agains you After all, e v e n sfetRodh law o th USS d no forbi o n t d e f e n oneself or to seudf, efen others i s o m e o n attack yo unjustly, or wrongs resf.hyou Bot o t h e s priest hav d o n thei n o b l e duty. T h e y hedlfs av d e f e n d e th persona right a n freedom o p e o p l e w h o are dsnbet, eliever (an a t h sam time h u m a right a n freedoms in e,tsgeneral) b e c a u s t h Sovie g o v e r n m e n i alway interfering in oygsel cclesiastica matter tryin constantl t d d a m a g e . If you try clonysdu,priests yo shoul als tr atheist w h i al p u b l i m e d i a attack sgrelndeligio a n priest strugglin fo t h vita interest of t h e faithful. sd,Areo fte all priest ar oblige t d e f e n t h e m s e l v e from t h e attacks ,semofd. t h atheists a n fro terror Thi defense however you consider a crime. Tedsnthu h Sovie g o v e r n m e n w h i c yo h e a i b a s e o t h e law of ,unsedfheparatio o C h u r c a n state however yo se clearly that it is :emhoimpossibl t separat t h C h u r c fro t h p e o p l e M a n y t h o u s a n d s setoofg p e o p l ar askin tha t h e s tw priest b released. On t h e t,sherocontrary i i hig t i m fo g o v e r n m e n official t b e c o m e con­ mcdorswne r n e a n t dra certai conclusion fro t h e i unjust actions, onadgec. n t b e g i takin t h p u b l i seriously (Woul t h e r e be such a fyhrsne u g n u m b e o witnesse o thei behal i t h e h a d d o n e w r o n g idfrnstea o goo fo p e o p l e ? ) kmds,fgeAt th b e g i n n i n o 1983 I wa discharge fro wor ostensibly dhnket.fb e c a u s o b u d g e cuts (I accor wit Wor C o d Article 43, Par. 1, cyfesndI h a w o r k e i th b i n d e r o t h Kauna P u b l i Library e l e v e n ty.sde, ear a n fiv m o n t h s w i t h o u an d e m e r i t s A first. I worked

hna.cfeChronicl o th Catholi Churc i Lithuani No 62 23 s,dras) a librarian a n later a senio bibliographer. This h a p p e n e d t,rkfyonigh afte a discussio a wor o m lette t you C o m r a d e Andro­ yetgp.n,dov I it I h a c o m p l a i n e tha t h e w e r tryin to p u t me out efynd,tof work a n ou o m h o m (Chairma o t h Cooperative, A. Antan­ ,as.dvičius a n hi assistant Lučkaitis) H o w e v e r Director P u p i e n i s ofdesc,r" t h Kauna P u b l i Library a n othe " c o m r a d e s u s e d to say, teyl"nD o n ' complai b e c a u s you'l onl mak i wors for yourself!" eydTt,r h e hav alread carrie ou thei words b u I b e c a m e e v e n dtemsn o r c o n v i n c e tha Sovie g o v e r n m e n official ca act very un­ j,dnfeslustly a n e v e us crue m e a n o forc i on disobeys t h e m with­ ot u justification. et,Th herefore wit s o m reason I protes agains t h unjust impri­ trdsf o n m e n o F a t h e Alfonsa Svarinska a n agains the trial b e i n g .mnpdrs r e p a r e fo F a t h e Sigita Tamkevičius I a i solidarity with dyotenhos w h a g r e e t g t priso jus s the might be free.

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3n,feT h J u n 22 198 editio o Kauno tiesa (Kaunas Truth) n'rsfdp r i n t e Broniu Jauniškis " O p e Lette o a Atheist: 'I Do Not Fr,'hmAe a C a l u m n y " w h i c E L T (ELTA fro LTA acronymic for "sų—enL i e t u v o T e l e g r a m A g e n t ū r a " t h L i t h u a n i a T e l e g r a p h Agency. Tes,nght h n a m wa take over alon wit th agency a t h e t i m e of the Stoe.Adhovie occupation No t b confuse wit E L T Information A,eydnl gency s p o n s o r e b t h L i t h u a n i a Nationa F o u n d a t i o n , in t h e to.rfe)re world — Trans Note late sen ou t n e w s p a p e r s of the vs,oIgreariou rayons, afte c h a n g i n t h titl to " D Not F e a r Black­ ys,renm. a i l " I thi a i othe article b Jauniškis t h e r are m a n y dis­ dtsortion a n lies. tr.Io1.s" " d no fea c a l u m n y , write Jauniškis I w h o l e h e a r t e d l y stnyh.cr o n c u wit thi s t a t e m e n o hi part Jauniški reall has no reason g.soe,tor fea calumny sinc n o n i c a l u m n i a t i n him Only HE IS CGY,DO N S T A N T L C A L U M N I A T I N O T H E R S A N W R I T I N G U N T R U T H S . s,2.engf I th b e g i n n i n o hi article Jauniški assert that he grew yupnt?s. " i a ver religiou family" I tha so You only have yehsna ver religiou famil w h e b o t parent ar trul religious, not

24 ahceCf.n hronicl o th Catholi Churc i Lithuani No 62 ns,elik thos i t h Jauniški family w h e r o n pull i o n e direction nadetr:,s n t h othe i another T h m o t h e i religious b u t h e father is a dten,orc o m p l e t liberal o e v e a atheist s i w o u l b jus as correct to cleys al th Jauniški famil completel irreligious. .ndeI,3.s Jauniški writes " j o i n e t h Salesia O r d e r " Jauniškis TDNesh; I N O J O I t h order h wa wit t h Salesians only as a et,dcandidate-tailor calle " t h littl tailor" a n h w e n to e l e m e n t a r y sn.yrechool O n join a religiou orde onl w h e o n e begins t h e se,donovitiate a n a tru religiou i o n w h make hi vows. Jaun­ ,isetnrški wa no i t h novitiat fo e v e a singl day he m a d e no —.vsd,ryo w s thi i confirme b hi sponsor F a t h e J Žemaitis It is rdfntsyeadmitte b Jauniški himsel i hi lette tha h wa just a candi­ .d,tns ate a n no a religious Nevertheless i hi sketch " D i e v o prara­ td,esf" i m a s ( " T h Los o G o d " ) h affirm tha he h a d m a d e hsnem,di vow a n i 1940 w h e th syste c h a n g e d h tried to re­ lnmsceeiv a papa dispensatio fro hi vow ( " Ž m o n ė su a b i t a i s " — en",p.ol P e o p l i H a b i t s " p 47 48) S h e r t h rea Jauniškis a p p e a r s : Hestrm, write w h a wa c o n v e n i e n fo h i a tha time w i t h o u t regard freo t h truth. sfdetyOhw h o goo i w o u l b i Jauniški reall h a written the ,tgn.yrruth withou seizin o lies c a l u m n o deceit E v e r y t h i n g that dhenst h a writte a b o u Juoza Misiūna i lie a n deceit. (See .nfChronicle o the Catholic Church i Lithuania, Nos 47, 52 — T. rans Note). Jsentw.aauniški doe no e v e k n o w h e r Silesi is H transfers dtn.s,oit t Holland a n picture tha lan i fantasy He finds t h e r e ry,fhendock hills o w h i c t h e r ar n o n i Holland a n stone wind­ opms,hre ill t p u m water suc a th D u t c n e v e erect. He sees dmegf, o u n t e polic dispersin a m e e t i n o atheists without k n o w i n g sdct,ha H o l l a n i a democrati country a n variou parties, without eim,ynterferenc fro a n y o n e freel c o n v e n meetings. go,Ms isiūna himself accordin t Jauniškis goe t that D u t c h daSstn: ilesi a n perform a outrigh miracle Withou studying t h e eyhD,sl u t c language h freel c o m m u n i c a t e wit loca D u t c h p e o p l e , rtfehgadn havin h e a r a s p e e c o th atheis l e a d e Minauris in T h e eH,stwmo a g u e h feel t h desir t sho h i u p b u h is afraid that sk.edlheot wil no b abl t spea a well Becaus h di not outpoint M,sdot inauris Misiūna wa tie t a pos a n scourge t t h e p o i n t of .dsu,e n c o n s c i o u s n e s a n b l i n d n e s s Afterwards h wa sent to Kaunas wepogtmy, h e r Kip m e h i coldl and t h r e a t e n i n t lock h i m up in ydtes,omolitar confinement o r d e r e h i t writ a r e q u e s for a dispen- hna.efcChronicl o th Catholi Churc i Lithuani No 62 25 .eds,nmyatio fro th order Misiūna wrot it an barel seeing the light eof,t day h lef th monastery. INTE,S T H A E N T I R STORY T H E R I N O A B I T O F ytTsd,. R U T H bu onl fabrication a n calumnies T h a Jauniškis is a temrdsyf aste o fabrication wa indicate b th C o m m u n i s writer Julius B:tslo utėnas " I i wel tha Broniu Jauniški want t r e m e m b e r his frsd,thorme professor a n teacher wit a goo word b u it is deceitful, gSE. I N C T H O S T R I P AR IMAGINARY.. Workin o n m e m o r i e s , khtdoe n woul thin a leas s o m e w h a abou trut a n logic." (Litera­ ,.rtūra i menas— Literature and Art, 1983 Nr 49)

es,ynoAsr i othe articles s especiall i thi one t h e r is n e i t h e r thr,ydsrut no logic bu onl shameles imagination an i is very strange eohtdsha editor an publisher d no wis t notic these vulgar mis­ ty,.efsake o Jauniškis H e n c e th though spontaneousl occurs to us, ,teoass t Jauniškis tha th wors on write abou religious representa­ go,.steives th better Bu thi i embarassin t L i t h u a n i a n letters, a n d eosanydh disservic t th reader w h e the ar fe suc trash a n d con­ sytantl deceived. teLsrn e u paus fo a m o m e n a leas a t h e s lapse i logic. T h e 'flnsdetyeve o Jauniškis educatio i indicate b th fac that he does ,sdaentwo kno w h e r Silesi is whil th editor a n publishers could cest.oar les w h e r i is I i importan jus t criticiz as horribly as opest ossibl person w h ar no acceptibl t t h e m . yastne,a. Sinc Silesi i no i Holland bu i th G e r m a n of those d,tes ays Misiūna himself therefore coul no hav s e e n windmills ro,tegsh e r fo p u m p i n water sinc t h e r i rathe to little than too mhsn u c d a m p n e s i Silesia. srnb.,oe Juoza Misiūna ha neve b e e i Holland s h could not hetnrm, av see th D u t c atheis leade fro th H a g u e Minauris, w h o drp'e, r e s i d e ove t h atheists meeting a n fo failur to criticize snw,c h o m Misiūna wa give a drasti p u n i s h m e n t " r e n d i c o n t e " . srdwc.e Sinc Misiūna neve sa Minauri a n n e v e h e a r his talk, itsted,o follow tha h coul no hav criticize hi talk s that he could ntedo, o hav b e e p u n i s h e d an s h coul no hav b e e n b l i n d e d . sed.t, Sinc h wa no injured therefore h wa no i m m i e d i a t e l y drte,oe t u r n e t Kaunas b u r e m a i n e fo a w h o l yea in Mittelstein lroesdtoy stud language a n t p r e p a r fo philosophica studies. ye.eodsr Sinc h reall r e t u r n e t Kauna a yea late a n since his yeldst ye w e r wel a n h h a no c o m m i t t e an offense, he did not mdeothy av t writ an reques t b release fro t h order, b u t was

26 a.hncefChronicl o th Catholi Churc i Lithuani No 62 adnsfet ssigne a Director-Prefec o o n sectio o a dormitory at t h e Jtlnyesui Preparator Schoo i Kaunas. M,orsen oreover s fa a I hav b e e abl t ascertain n o n e of the reonsJesuit ha eve k n o w o b e e abl t ascertai w h a t the word "nth. r e n d i c o n t e m e a n s Suc a p u n i s h m e n i w h i c o n e w o u l d be oesr,tdyie t a pos a n painfull scourged n o n ha eve e x p e r i e n c e d . sr'eTy h e ar " A u t h o Broniu Jauniškis " s p o n t a n e o u c r e a t i o n " — a pro- dtsf ue o hi imagination. rn,fWe' h e a yea late (1943) th questio o Misiūnas studies was fd,oeng nc agai b e i n c o n s i d e r e d Misiūnas afrai o a seven-year course ,ofngotfd studies bega tryin t ge ou o it a n t excuse himself by s,dgteorayin tha h h a no w i s h e t e n t e t h order a n that he h a d s,edtyn t e r e onl b e c a u s h t h o u g h tha i wa hi duty since for four dpy,snears hi e d u c a t i o a n u p k e e h a b e e n paid. Hensdte,g wa t h e tol tha h wa i th wron place that no o n e wsodr,t a oblige t e n t e religiou life a n tha vow m a d e u n d e r stedures w e r no b i n d i n g . gm,nstReceivin a dispensatio fro vows Misiūna lef t h e order fsntr,hine t h s u m m e o 1934 wit hi eye i perfec condition a n d agoet,s ccordin t t h bes witness hi wife Sofi M i s i ū n i e n ė , Juozas stge,Misiūna d u r i n t h nex twenty-on years tha i until 1955, h a d S,.neT o ey p r o b l e m H e n c e M I S I Ū N A WA N O E X P L O I T E D : t,frsheHed live wit t h Jesuit fo eigh years o w h i c seven w e r e s p e n t dg,e.in studies a n h w o r k e one H arrive havin finished just ,e;fyrsou grade o e l e m e n t a r school w h i l h e r e h finished j u n i o r college. Insdn,e Pagražuvi a n i Mittelstein h studie Lati a n G e r m a n , ,eoadthsnn withou delay wa abl t teac Latin G e r m a a n d F r e n c h inr j u n i o college. eso:Nr o wa Juoza Stankaiti exploited H c a m t t h Jesuits at fted,gyosh e n o 1934 havin finishe barel tw classe of preparatory nes.,dychool Whil i t h order h finishe preparator school, a n d two .fsergn,year o philosophy Leavin t h orde i 1944 t h fall of that s a m e erfyd,s ear h wa alread a p p o i n t e directo o th preparatory school gin.set Šiluva A h wa leavin th Jesui h o u s a Pagražuvis in h,sngfteh b e g i n n i n o J u n e Stankaitis wit tear i hi eyes, gratefully l,Iseoaid " wil alway b gratefu t t h order sinc I have attained eyogsf verythin onl thank t t h Societ o J e s u s . "

,gtemoLater h wrot t m fro Šiluva rejoicin tha a th t e a c h e r s ' e,odncts onference h to h a give a paper a n tha hi p a p e r h a d b e e n

efchnCa. hronicl o th Catholi Churc i Lithuani No 62 27 efdsj, u d g e t h best b e c a u s h h a m a d us o work which I had tlen him. 5.eosr,t Jauniški furthe writes " I i laughabl t hear h o w ysonehypocriticall th foreig radi station tr t d e n the truth. Fr,hsn o instance i ou press m u c ha b e e writte about the ,sfetrn'pastoral activitie o th Jesui Superio i Lithuania J o h a n n Kipp. ,stydInl al memoir a n accounts thi fascis arm officer-spy has b e e n iyncontrovertabl u n m a s k e d . " .eyls,T h i s too i completel untrue Pleas tel u whos " m e m o i r s tykp"sda n a c c o u n t s u n m a s Kip a a fascis arm officer-spy? hdyrsE,g v e r absurdit i goo e n o u g fo Jauniškis a lon a he can nest.ous i t d e n e g r a t p e o p l h doe no like Bu eve a child k n o w s storeny, ha a perso w h ha n e v e gon t militar school a n d m o r e ­ ro,dtenver n e v e serve i t h army canno b a army officer. elytdK, ipp however finishe preparator schoo a th ag of eighteen, ady,t n i m m e d i a t e l entered no militar school b u the order. As,edtoy a religious h coul no g t militar school since this dteh.gnyis forbidde b C h u r c law D u r i n th Firs Worl War, e v e n y:sged o u n clerg w e r mobilized priest w e r assigne as military s,dchaplains seminarian an religiou brother a medical corpsmen iny militar hospitals. Ttpsynde h a Kip wa onl a chaplai a n no th c o m m a n d e r of a mtysedno ilitar uni i a c k n o w l e d g e e v e b thos w h se up the athe­ micn.,resti m u s e u i Kaunas T h e r e u n d e o n photograph, is a c:np.sgaption " J o h a n Kip .. wa a chaplai d u r i n World War I." petm,oSo p e r h a p s thos w h se u th m u s e u w e r also, "naive s,tyef?hypocrites" Mos probabl not b u thi titl o naive hypocrite psoy, robabl belong t Broniu Jauniškis himself. eEnsdtp v e m o r absur i th assertio tha "Kip wa a fascist army o.hsent fficer-spy" T h e r i a m u c trut i tha statemen a if one w e r e tpdmnyto affir tha Kip h a b e e a C o m m u n i s arm officer-spy. sJre,.gauniški attack m fo defendin Kipp Yes I hav d e f e n d e d emw,daon d d e f e n him Kipp b e c a u s I k n e h i well, I w o r k e d d,esmwhrl it h i fo fiv years I serve a vic principa u n d e r him. ,dMnesh oreover I studie i th sam school i w h i c Kipp h a d sdw.teoytudie a fe d e c a d e earlier I m e m a n p e o p l w h h a d k n o w n nmdrltoeh, im a n i n e v e occurre t a n y o n t cal h i a army officer. .sdKp ip wa a zealou a n conscientiou religiou priest In his efsg,ydouth h h a d e t e r m i n e d followin th exampl o hi uncle, to be ayn.rlg missionar i India Afte completin philosophica studies, he strgneyp e n fou year teachin i th Jesui Preparator School in ef28 Chronicl o th Catholic Church in Lithuania No. 62 B.,edonr ombay I 1912 h r e t u r n e t E u r o p fo theological studies esd,fgAt th b e g i n n i n o 1915 h wa ordaine a priest, a n d on d,eyFs e b r u a r 12 h wa m o b i l i z e a n assigne a a military chaplain yt?eodSon w h e di h g t militar school Withou militar school, w h a t de?orkyf in o arm office coul h b e S w h o s ar those " m e m o i r s rypsnkadhn account w h i c " u n m a s Kip a a arm office a n d a fascist tdrypns?p y " T h a Kip wa " a arm office a n a fascis s p y " can be ceydors laime onl b o n w h i utterl u n c o n c e r n e fo th truth. naKpydf,o ip arrive i Lithuani i Jul o 1923 w h e n o n e k n e w nm.,eltganythin a b o u Nazis i G e r m a n y Kipp lik al G e r m a n Jesuits, geydsofwa d e e p l p a i n e b t h c o m i n o th Nazi int power. T h e i r wgsne, odles worldvie wa k n o w earlier befor 1933 a n d w h e n they yds,tkreoo ove t h g o v e r n m e n t the s h o w e t h e m s e l v e to be e v e n eto,ymg or bestial no onl p e r s e c u t i n Jews b u als th believers of trn.ydhl hei o w nation T h e quickl di awa wit al religious organ­ csd,izations close a n nationalize Catholi school a n d hospitals, tdfcens,ylose mos o th religiou houses graduall b e g a abolishing the sr,tfeyoeligiou press sen m a n o t h priest of t concentration camp, 0fn.ued,a n t h e r e kille m o r tha 400 o t h e m I D a c h a alone, 1120 tge'ps riest p e r i s h e d — m a k i n i th larges priests c e m e t e r y in the world. fsdoyKpne ip himsel wa repatriate t G e r m a n i th b e g i n n i n g of gent,dr1941 a n d u r i n t h wa s p e n a lon t i m i a Nazi prison. So wnytes h e wa h a fascis arm officer?! mw,6.'rt Abou F a t h e G u s t a s office I k n o fro other very trust­ shrwy,f orth persons suc a F a t h e Broniu Bulika o Saldutiškis, a n d sydr.fmro F a t h e J Žemaiti ( e s t e e m e b Broniu Jauniškis himself), rsafhyw, orth persons suc a F a t h e Broniu Bulik o Saldutiškis, a n d ywt.,mh o I c a n n o d i s b e l i e v e M o r e o v e r I sa onl a very plainly mepy,:lt o v e r t y Al e a exactl t h s a m food d i fro t h e s a m e pot, sadn,r n Jauniški agai write falsehoo h e r e fo w h e t h e y r e t u r n e d fme,ngsro th church i th d i n i n hall "priest received coffee with de,m;k ilk a n sausag s a n d w i c h e s th brothers blac coffee with b r e a d adrsehn b u t t e s a n d w i c h e a n w n o v i c e " t e w i t o a t m e a l " (Be iluzijų, Without Illusions, p. 37). tn7.e'dr T h sam ca b sai fo Jauniškis a n n o y a n c a begging, O,E.cparasiti religious T H E R W E R E . N B E G G I N G P A R A S I T I C RhSN.o E L I G I O U I PRE-WA L I T H U A N I A T w h i c religious h o u s e innhdas? E a s t e r L i t h u a n i coul suc religiou b e l o n g F r o m t h e Saldut­ rd.te,osiški Monastery n o n w e n begging N e i t h e di Jauniškis go, REFSeb e c a u s H N E V E WA A M E M B E O T H O R D E R . " H e

29 efCcnha. hronicl o th Catholi Churc i Lithuani No 62 ,nofsisge arrogatin th titl o religiou t himself w h e o n e must docu­ sy"rm.t e n one' w o r d s , F a t h e J Žemaiti correctl wrote. W h o was lg'?s,ryin h e r e Broniu Jauniškis o hi father Bronius father, I n e v e r trydeo,knew an t writ abou a strange negativel w o u l be unjust, b u t .ydhnse,t i son Bronius I caugh i a li m a n times An not only 1, rd.,tbs u Juliu Butėnas F a t h e J Žemaiti a n F a t h e Bronius Bu- rd,ot'lika a n s I sai tha Bronius fathe coul no have spoken yst,engof beggin religious b e c a u s h reall ha no see any. Besides, EO,SIN R E L I G I O U H O U S E S T H E R AR N L O A F E R S ; E V E R Y ­ OE,DS N T H E R WORKS A N WORK H A R D . te8.kosy Jauniški ask wh I d no spea abou th objective reasons nsdofr,eg p e o p l d e s c r i b e i hi " I l l u s i o n " fo b e i n forced to give up sredo., eligiou lif a n suffe s m u c h Why b e c a u s thos Jauniškis calls "eyt.oe x p l o i t e d wer reall no exploited T h e c a m t the monastery, s,hntdyoe o s m u c le b th desir t b e c o m religious a to make use oeYOTN f t h O P P O R T U N I T T G E A E D U C A T I O N . H a v i n g re­ fyedc, eive th education the left a n b wa o thanks, they throw drt ir a thei benefactors. Hedokys e r I shoul lik t as w h s m a n t e a c h e r d u r i n g t h e roedksSt ovie year hav h a t leav t h e i b e l o v e wor as e d u c a t o r s , .jtegyu s b e c a u s t h e w e r p r a c t i c i n C a t h o l i c s L e u s j u s t recall P,rs. rofesso Sivickis Vilkaviški t e a c h e Mrs B r i l i e n ė , a n d m a n y , mdywse. an others H o m a n student wer expelle fro higher educa­ twhn.pion.. H o m u c derisio childre p u u wit i school, taunting, tgfsdencoldin a n e v e t h lowerin o one' c o n d u c mark to "Satis­ ,fteyoactory" j u s b e c a u s t h e g t c h u r c h serv a Mass, scatter nfst.reglower i processio o sin i t h choir.. Wha w r o n g do t h e y edodo t b p u n i s h e a n d e s p i s e d ? 9.rde,Is Jauniški writes " hav n e v e blackmaile others... Atheists y.ordote no vilif a singl believe fo believing.. s w h call d o w n the wnehf rat o h e a v e o activ a t h e i s t s ? " ,Imte a protesting no agains th atheists b u agains t h lies a n d tefdys,ncalumnie sprea b t h e m agains th d e c e p t i o o leaders a n d t h e snefmg isleadin o p e o p l w h e atheist se religiou h o u s e s as zoos. ,eyFtsln inally t h ver fac tha atheist cal religio s u p e r s t i t i o n a n d ,egb e l i e v i n p e o p l superstitious b e n i g h t e d obscurantist, religious sfhento ypocrite w h hav no s h a k e of religiou superstitions, is all toesgn?hi no a insul t th faithful D o e no callin a person obscur­ gdmsahe, ntist vilifyin a n d e r i d i n h i a thoug h w e r not n o r m a l — i s tsalgel thi no insultin th faithful? tsodJ,eauniški write that " T h atheis i oblige t h e l p p e o p l e

30 Cehfcna. hronicl o th Catholi Churc i Lithuani No 62 ,se"f hak of e r r o n e o u w a y s . T h o s e r r o n e o u ways a c c o r d i n g to oe,.tuJauniškis ar religion Wha righ d yo hav t call religion an efysntdr r o n e o u w a w h e i i h e l b m a n o t h m o s t i m p o r t a n t e?yno,lgscientist i t h world Accordin t you the ar al obscurantists, sdetyinc t h e hav no r e n o u n c e religiou superstitions. t,eng0fOny Ma 9 o las year mor t h a 50 o th l e a d i n scientists ofdmel,o t h worl fro al c o n t i n e n t s visite th P o p t h o n o r him, g,ayle.ws m o n t h e m thirt N o b e Priz w i n n e r s A fe year earlier, that seo,dtna m P o p e o a visi t A m e r i c a w a i n v i t e t s p e a k to t h e deUsl. n i t e N a t i o n G e n e r a A s s e m b l y T h e n t i r e A s s e m b l y thkldo,gsnistene t hi lon tal wit grea interest a n i all seriousness. ,telyTNh U Secretar G e n e r a a t h time W a l d h e i m said that, " T h e Psteyf,o o p e ' visi wa t h h a p p i e s da o m life" s t h t e r m obscur­ te,antis migh fi s o m e o n else b u no t h P o p e . 1.t,esdfmI 0 A th e n d Jauniški writes " a gla o e v e r y t h i n g that dmts,eI. hav d o n e a n tha I a d o i n g " T h e s word indicate moral dsbg. ankruptcy Jauniški rejoice h a v i n d i s s e m i n a t e m u c h u n t r u t h ad,gyt n d e c e p t i o n a n havin vilifie c o m p l e t e l i n n o c e n p e o p l e , e v e n .emsyhoi benefactors T h e r ar thos w h pa h i fee for his libels, e,nhadn w i t t h e s p o i s o n - p e a r t i c l e s p o i s o t h m i n d s o f t h e i r ,ywdreaders especiall callo a n i n e x p e r i e n c e youth. J. D a n y l a B,y ijutiškis Januar 26 1984

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slf,eOnr D e c e m b e 14 1983 t h leader o al religiou groups in Leodas ithuani w e r s u m m o n e t Vilniu befor t h C o m m i s s i o n e r for :s,feReligiou Affairs Petra Anilionis Bishop o th Catholic C h u r c h fsep— B i s h o Liudvika Poviloni o t h Archdioces o Kaunas a n d t h e fDeps, i o c e s o Vilkaviškis Bisho Vincenta Sladkevičiu of t h e Dio­ cef,.s e s o Kaišiadorys Msgr Kazy D u l k s n y s A d m i n i s t r a t o r of t h e fDer; i o c e s o P a n e v ė ž y s Administrato o t h Archdiocese of Vilnius, Aesf.p lgi Gutauskas (Bisho Antana Vaičiu o th D i o c e s e of Telšiai dtenf)x i no c o m o a c c o u n o illness. Orthodo A r c h b i s h o p Viktorin, fevlnC. h a i r m a S.S Jegoro o t h S u p r e m C o u n c i o O l d Believers pladn Evangelica Bisho Kaivanas. Itsdtny wa suggeste tha the sig a tex p r e p a r e i a d v a n c e , on sge,bfdehal o p e a c e c o n d e m n i n t h American a n exaulting G e n e r a l yiSvfel etretar Yur Andropo o t h Centra C o m m i t t e o t h e C o m m u -

.nahefcChronicl o th Catholi Churc i Lithuani No 62 31 ntyfes.dp is Part o t h Sovie U n i o n Bisho Poviloni a n Bishop Slad­ gt,deks evičiu rejecte t h p r e p a r e text suggestin tha each sign his dxp.onw text Orthodo Archbisho Viktori a n Ol Believer S u p r e m e tenCl,dh o u n c i C h a i r m a Jegorov w o u l no agre wit suc a suggestion no,.sde f t h b i s h o p s a n refused T h e Anilioni s u g g e s t e d that t h e y esnl ig a mor tactfu d o c u m e n t .

ps,Inf S e p t e m b e r 1983 Bisho Vincenta Sladkevičiu o Kaišiado­ srdey wa s u m m o n e befor C o m m i s s i o n e fo Religiou Affairs, Petras sAgdr, nilionis a n scolde fo ordainin Jani Sutkevičiu to t h e priest­ snr.tyehood " T h e r i a seminar i Kauna fo that L e h i m enroll, a n d ehelso.d,r wil b ordained T h e r i n o t h e way a n there cannot b e , " Ades nilioni l e c t u r e t h Bishop.

sItpfednt i k n o w tha a u n d e r g r o u n g r o u o th Catholic Comit- no'sterf e fo t h D e f e n s o Believers Right ha b e g u t function. It will knyec o n t i n u t h wor b e g u b th Catholi C o m m i t t e for t h e D e f e n s e dno'she f B e l i e v e r s Right w h i c h a o p e r a t e i t h o p e n . With t h e tsnfd e v e l o p m e n o difficul c i r c u m s t a n c e o a c c o u n of K G B re­ repd,sc ression a n threats t h Catholi C o m m i t t e fo the D e f e n s e of tsen',Believers Right canno operat ou i t h open b e c a u s e as was f,gsneo r s e e i e s t a b l i s h i n t h i c o m m i t t e e t h a t t e n t i o n o f S o v i e t esgdoal g e n c i e wil b d i r e c t e t t h fact s u r r o u n d i n discrimination syat gains believer b a n o n y m o u d o c u m e n t s . cdpfTe h u n d e r g r o u n g r o u o t h C a t h o l i C o m m i t t e e for t h e 'fDes,n e f e n s o Believers Right ha writte protests e.g., D o c u m e n t tfeloyN., o 2 t t h S e c r e t a r G e n e r a o t h C o m m u n i s Party of t h e ,ntfeSovie U n i o n C h e r n e n k o o a c c o u n o th c o n d u c t of officials, tnJyse, a n u a r 2 1 1984 i t h Butkevičiu a p a r t m e n i Kaunas; January 8dynė269i a n 2 i Raseinia a n Vidukl a n o Januar 2 of that same y,trnefėea i Kapsukas a t h a p a r t m e n o G e n o v a i t Navickaitė. styI., n D o c u m e n N o 3 t h e p r o t e s a g a i n s effort b y S o v i e t heosdfficial t d o w n - g r a d a n interfer wit t h c o m m e m o r a t i o n of d,retnf h J u b i l e o Sain Casimi i Vilnius a n t h r o u g h o u t Lithuania. tL,ned as fall i t h journal Soviet Life, a n afterwards, in t h e nA,t merica L i t h u a n i a C o m m u n i s n e w s p a p e r Laisvė, t h e r e a p p e a r e d rfan,whe intervie wit th Pasto o Alytus F a t h e Pranas Račiūnas. dow,eSy trictl speaking t h intervie c o n t a i n e n untruth, however, esthlfyinc i gav onl a smal par o th trut a b o u th plight of t h e Chn,lgts h u r c i Lithuania k e e p i n q u i e a b o u it actua painful plight, itswoel i impossibl t cal thi intervie honest. gloers,F a t h e Račiūna say that " W stil d everythin according to

32 .ahnecCf hronicl o th Catholi Churc i Lithuani No 62 tce,sCatholi tradition" sermon ar given th Sacramen of Matrimony c,keisdt. conferred a n t h sic ar visited Bu Catholi tradition requires mhe.snft u c more I i n c l u d e t h catechizatio o children, pastoral e,lvnf' isitatio o t h faithfu ("kalėdojimas") th Al Souls procession to ste.,wh cemetery etc T h intervie keep quie abou the fact that for tegfs, h carryin ou o thes traditions priest ar b r o u g h t to trial lrn.dfine a n give officia r e p r i m a n d s F a t h e Račiūnas says that t,nlesh" T h e r i a c h u r c c o m m i t t e e " b u wil th foreig r e a d e r under­ tsdnogetan tha a a t t e m p i b e i n m a d t tur tha c o m m i t t e e into a nsoemgf e a n o p e r m i t t i n th atheist t interven i purely church affairs?

ge,srF u r t h e on F a t h e Račiūna states " W ar carryin out litur­ sgloefnica reform accordin t t h D e c r e e o Vatica I I . " H o w e v e r , istgos?rc i no takin to long O t h e Catholi nation have d o n e so snth.eo m e w h a m o r quickly Suc a situatio i Lithuania d e v e l o p e d , ntrm.e o withou a assis fro t h atheists F a t h e Račiūnas contradicts ,yshtge imself claimin tha th religiou c o m m u n i t live a n d operates gs,tehnormally " h o w e v e r t h e r i no m u c believin y o u t h " .

ernCykfl a t h e r b an tal o norma existenc fo th religious snleyc o m m u n i t w h e t h atheist interfer i al sort of ways in the ielf,stmnterna lif o th C h u r c h p r e v e n parent fro bringing up their ,enscf hildre a Catholics w h e Vic C h a i r m a Ignota o the S u p r e m e tnmCys our officiall affirm i a televisio progra tha the C h u r c h has tonogfes righ t a s s u m t h function o e d u c a t i n youth or adults? eyosdFn o r e i g reader ar disinforme als b th photographs accomp- rgenwyin th intervie w h e r o n ca se F a t h e Račiūnas in church, sd.whnpf it a grou o childre —server a n adorers Thi t i m e t h e atheist deo"stjournalist "forgot t r e m i n th reader tha according to t h e sRrd,n egulation fo Religiou Associations c h i l d r e a n youth are for­ o:hbnye i d d e t participat activel i C h u r c life t serve at Mass, to aed,t dor befor t h Blesse Sacrament a n tha th children a n d e"nhyout s e e i t h pictur ar " b r e a k i n g thos laws, s o m e t h i n g ndlfryheo w h i c the ca b terrorize i schoo a n ofte by t h e Security Police.

hsenAsrwf fo th exterio vie o th c h u r c i Alytu wit a group of hsepf e d d l e r o religiou object (a t h o u g thi wer officially allow­ lnetw.s d).. h o hypocritica tha i w h e on r e m e m b e r s that same ,srf u m m e o 1983 C o m m i s s i o n e fo Religiou Affairs Petras Anili- ,fndome nis d e m a n d e i t h for o a ultimatum that t h e bishops adnsfe n diocesa administrator o L i t h u a n i driv such p e d d l e r s na.hcefChronicl o th Catholi Churc i Lithuani No 62 33 esyfmro th churchyard (the ar th onl possibl source for t h e sflonaithfu t obtai religiou articles). nhsy;,tIt i a lie no onl w h e u n t r u t i spoke directly it is also ,sdelan li w h e th truth painfu a n concret truth i suppressed.

Šs atė (Skuoda R a y o n ) e,rOn N o v e m b e 20 1983 th Administrativ C o m m i t t e attached sefto th Executiv C o m m i t t e o th Skuoda Rayon, m a d e up of ,m)s e m b e r (Mrs. L e p e c k i e n ė Kulis (Mrs. L a u c i u v i e n ė , (Mrs.) erf,dėB u k a u s k i e n an Siečkus accuse th Pasto o th parish of Šatės, rsF,fgn a t h e Vincenta Senkus o organizin o N o v e m b e r 1, a pro­ coemlhfnessio o th faithfu fro th c h u r c t th cemetery, a n d fined tesgr,hmy. i fift rubles F a t h e Senkus feelin tha h wa unjustly punish­ eddtey, (h di no organiz an procession b u onl r e m i n d e d the emtrfldaithfu twic fro t h pulpi tha al shoul gathe in the c e m e ­ ke,ntyorer t pra fo th deceased) too th decisio of the Admin­ ieo'tfstrativ C o m m i t t e t th P e o p l e s Cour o th Skuodas Rayon, toet hav i se aside.

,Onrne D e c e m b e 27 1983 i Skuodas i th courtroom with nos,lkeg spectator present a tria too plac consistin of t h e J u d g e , ,eoA.Gailiūnas tw assistants a prosecutor th representative of t h e tdeRayon Executiv C o m m i t t e a n th Cour Secretary, reaffirming ften. h decisio o t h Administrativ C o m m i t t e e W h e F a t h e r Senkus getknsfoo a interes i th n a m e o thos constitutin th court, J u d g e ndefotsGailiūna explaine tha th plaintif h a n reaso to know, a n d rtedoh prosecuto a d d e tha th pasto n e e d e t k n o w the actual teyo,fpm a k e u o t h court onl s tha h migh repor i t the Vatican.

Alytus rTefn,hs h pasto o t h c h u r c i Alytus F a t h e Prana Račiūnas, ,sradn hi Associate F a t h e Antana Gražulis received after a chil­ dsnye, ren' Christma part arrange i th churchyard a notice from ,seth Executiv C o m m i t t e e a follows: e.Administrativ Cas No 13

D e c i s i o n yJ, anuar 5 1984 eTod h Administrativ C o m m i t t e attache t t h Executive feCl's o m m i t t e o Counci o P e o p l e s D e p u t i e o th City of Alytus:

34 efhna.Cc hronicl o th Catholi Churc i Lithuani No 62 nC). h a i r w o m a - (Mrs. B Butvilienė yS.) ecretar - (Mrs. A Ž ė l i e n ė s.M) e m b e r - (Mrs. A P e t r a i t i e n ė (). Mrs. J Š m i č i e n ė hngdce avin c o n s i d e r e i p u b l i sessio Administrativ C a s e N o . 13, hsdt,nf a d e c i d e tha Prana Račiūnas so o Jurgis pastor, a n d his ,0tanr ssociate o D e c e m b e 25 1983 a a b o u 7:3 P M in t h e church­ dyfe,s ar o th h o u s o prayer transmitte service over t h e loud­ ders, peaker a n thus d i s t u r b e t h p e a c fo n e i g h b o r i n g residents. yeTnfl, h decisio o th C o u n c i o t h Cit o Alytus March 24, 1984, srgdehin accordanc wit t h regulation fo assignin a n collecting fines, mrfeycdonfirme b orde o t h P r e s i d i u o t h S u p r e m e C o u n c i l of ,syteh USSR Januar 19 1982 ha d e c i d e d : seTo,fn charg citizen Prana Račiūnas so o Jurgis a n d Antanas e,nfGražulis so o Antanas a administrativ fin of ten rubles. ysofhled,Thi decision a cop o w h i c wil b p r e s e n t e t t h e offender wn,lsteo ithi te days h ha a righ t a p p e a t t h P e o p l e ' s C o u r t efof th Rayon o Alytus.

Ss imna (Alytu R a y o n ) sgeD,nh u r i n t h Christma holidays 1983 i th c h u r c of Simnas, pseg.r reparation w e r b e i n m a d fo a Christma party After an an­ ntgesmo u n c e m e n wa m a d fro th pulpi c o n c e r n i n t h holiday, t h e s,rpfe riest o t h parish F a t h e Juoza Matulevičius t h e pastor, a n d ,serhi associate F a t h e Juoza Gražulis w e r s u m m o n e d by Vice nfsCe h a i r m a Makštuti o th Alytu Rayon Executiv C o m m i t t e e . endVs ic C h a i r m a Makštuti a n F i n a n c C h a i r m a Starnavičius de­ dsmnteo a n d e tha t h e r b n Christma partie h e l i c h u r c h . On,srne D e c e m b e 22 Vic C h a i r m a Makštuti r e p e a t e d l y sum­ emdsoh o n e t h paris priest t th Simna Executiv C o m m i t t e e , a n d ein,sf th p r e s e n c o th Secretary Mr Šlemfuktienė, p r e s e n t e d neg,tmhh e wit a a d v a n c w a r n i n i writing t h b u r d e of w h i c h was dhtenha t h yout shoul no participat i t h Christmas party pro­ dg,teram shoul no serv a Mass a n shoul no sin in t h e c h u r c h ne,dosc. hoir W h e t h priest refuse t sig t h warning Vice C h a i r m a n roegMnsd akštuti t h r e a t e n e t t u r everythin ove t t h C o m m i s s i o n e r sfr,o Religiou Affairs Petra Anilionis. lsnOnr,e D e c e m b e 26 1983 afte t h principa Mas i t h e c h u r c h ,hoftyfe Simnas wit a grea m a n o th faithful yout a n d c h i l d r e n in hgdys,a t t e n d a n c e a Christma part wa h e l d u r i n w h i c Santa Claus

nha.ecfChronicl o th Catholi Churc i Lithuani No 62 35 engdyft r e e t e e v e r y o n o t h Birthda o th Infan Jesus, a n d distri­ oesdb u t e littl gift t t h c h i l d r e n . sPi ilviškia (Vilkaviški R a y o n ) rfeh,O n M a r c 12 1984 t h P a s t o o t h p a r i s o P i l v i š k i a i , eodsrF, a t h e G v i d o n a D o v i d a i t i s w a s u m m o n e t t h P r o c u r a t o r ' s Oefs, ffic o t h Vilkaviški Rayon. H e r e t h Assistant Prosecutor, P.,edtgf Bagušauskas a c c u s e t h pries o b r e a k i n t h laws for religious rdtnc.ef ult T h p r o s e c u t o state t h a o t h occasio o t h e F e a s t of dyt,hSe a i n C a s i m i r M a r c 4 t h p r i e s a l l e g e d l u r g e t h e faithful gnoesdt. u r i n a s e r m o t resis t h godles Russians F a t h e r Dovidaitis rdhnso. e j e c t e s u c a a c c u s a t i o a fabricated Als c o n s i d e r e d as a dt,secrim w e r th a n n o u n c e m e n t rea tha day r e m i n d i n g e v e r y o n e ldtkehh a t h faithfu s h o u l n o b r e a t h A s W e d n e s d a y fast, o r lysrdk,ehorin to m u c h sinc As W e d n e s d a thi yea fel on t h e eve of Mh a r c 8. dtns,Ine hi a n n o u n c e m e n t s t h pries explaine tha i hi opinion, sroteldh faithfu w o u l d b e t t e t g r e e t h e i m o t h e r o n M o t h e r s ' ,noyDhgte ay th firs S u n d a i May s o m e t h i n w h i c als a n g e r e d Pro­ e.tsr ecuto Bagušauskas T h Assistan P r o s e c u t o wa also d i s p l e a s e d bytdyegnrf a ski p r e s e n t e b t h y o u n p e o p l i h o n o o Saint Casimir, yinhefdt w h i c the briefl p r e s e n t e t h lif o Sain Casimir, recited a rw.egdsfe p o e m a n san a fe h y m n s T h prosecuto w a n t e d to k n o w gedn,wo h h a p r e p a r e t h c h i l d r e a n y o u n p e o p l e a n b e c a m e very nayoedtmngr w h e t h pries tol t h e tha n on p r e p a r e d t h e m espe­ c,dt ially i h a p p e n e spontaneously. "ergs N o t h i n h a p p e n s p o n t a n e o u s l y ! t h p r o s e c u t o raised his voice. ,tosdn" W h e I w e n t Sovie school i wa h a m m e r e into me all tednh t i m tha e v e t h worl materialize spontaneously. If the n,dsgoworld accordin t you coul h a p p e thi way t h e w h y do you te,hno o w a n t b e l i e v tha suc a small s i m p l thing like a skit cdte"r o u l no originat s p o n t a n e o u s l y , e x p l a i n e F a t h e Dovidaitis. tedsrProsecuto Bagušauska wa b o t h e r e tha th priest, having dtely iscovere tha tha da t h e r w e r specia g o v e r n m e n t spies in all gtel,doh c h u r c h e s a n n o u n c e i t t h faithfu d u r i n his sermon. At rdef,pt h e n o t h conversation th prosecuto wrot u an explanation inreso.d t h priest' n a m e F a t h e Dovidaiti refuse t sign it, arguing stnf,eha i t h Sovie U n i o n t h signature o believer have no signi­ fn.sedicance " T h o u s a n d o p e o p l signe i behal of t h e falsely s,darreste priests Alfonsa Svarinska a n Sigita Tamkevičius, b u t

36 .anfhecChronicl o th Catholi Churc i Lithuani No 62 deo,yno o n reacte t that a n thos w h signe onl d r e w the dis­ r"defpleasur o t h g o v e r n m e n t , sai F a t h e Dovidaitis. rPdsn rosecuto Bagušauska rea F a t h e Dovidaiti a official warn­ hi,nesf3dng i w h i c h wa t h r e a t e n e wit Articl 14 o the Criminal Cersn. o d fo simila incident i th future F a t h e Dovidaitis also rdonse. efuse t sig thi warning T h conversatio laste about an hour.

Psė a b e r ž (Vilniu R a y o n ) ,hrOnsde Marc 15 1984 Lawye Olšauska visite t h pastor of sredn,P a b e r ž ė F a t h e Donata Valiukonis a n i t h p r e s e n c e of a wit­ dfw,otsne es h h a brought w h di no k n o a wor o Lithuanian, read nhmgtds i a w a r n i n i w h i c i wa indicate tha o January 29, D. tfdseryValiukoni c e l e b r a t e Mas a th Shrin o O u Lad of the D a w n Gesndt at i Vilniu (H p r e s i d e a t h service marking t h e transfer of.,ed9 th r o s a r y — E d Note) a n thus violate Articl 1 of the Regu­ r.slation fo Religiou Associations Lawye Olšauska w a r n e d the st,epf ries tha i thi doe no stop th g o v e r n m e n will take drastic esdtrm. e a s u r e s F a t h e Valiukoni explaine tha th G a t of D a w n is a lse,drt hrin fo al Lithuania a n al priest hav t h righ to offer Mass t.desh e r e T h aforesai Regulation w e r no compatibl with a priest's ptscd, onscience a n a conscientiou pries canno k e e t h e m . " N e w ,eghlsregulation ar b e i n p r e p a r e d w h i c wil b stricter. D o n ' t wait "tysfro an break, Olšauska sho back.

Vilnius e,yhOnf F e b r u a r 15 1984 t h c h u r c c o m m i t t e o th G a t e of doenDs a w wa s u m m o n e t t h Vilniu Executiv C o m m i t t e e head­ yqsdt. uarters G o v e r n m e n official d e m a n d e tha onl priests of Vilnius hdsnfre ol service i c o n n e c t i o wit th transfe o th rosary.

Viduklė rlmeyf,On Januar 26 1984 m a n o th faithfu fro al ove Lithuania tdėoyrecravelle t Vidukl t pra fo Catholi C o m m i t t e for t h e D e ­ rfds'eens o Believers Right m e m b e a n pasto o the parish of d,rsViduklė F a t h e Alfonsa Svarinskas arreste a year prior, a n d idnemm p r i s o n e i t h P e r C a m p . t,n0Ateis abou 10:0 AM i th Raseinia Bu Station a militia offi­ d,osmecl ia b o a r d e th b u fro Kauna t Klaipėda a n o r d e r e d every­ orėelsg n goin t Vidukl t transfe t a littl loca bu standing by. dtesnrW h e iraveller i n q u i r e a b o u t h reaso fo t h transfer, t h e otdln, fficia e x p l a i n e tha a grea thef h a t a k e place a n d so everyone hna.cefChronicl o th Catholi Churc i Lithuani No 62 37 Frs,fė athe Alfonsa Svarinskas Pasto o Vidukl and cCrfe harte Membe o th Catholi Committe fo the nds,'efDefens o Believers Rights wa sentence i May, edprsno,1983 t seve year i labo cam an thre years ol f interna exile.

goėd.reoin t Vidukl h a t h c hec ked A m u r m u travelled t h e length oe:Atk,drnf th b u s " thef too place a n fo som reaso or other, t h e y egokhav t chec p e o p l ridin t V i d u k l ė ! "

Wndoy,lehs h e the refuse t disembark th bu wit al th travellers aiedos boar wa directe t t h Raseinia Militi D e p a r t m e n t , a n d those gyoėedoin t Vidukl w e r r e p e a t e d l o r d e r e t disembark. T h e con­ dresoucto c h e c k e th ticket a n p e o p l w e r force t leave t h e bus.

38 nechC.af hronicl o th Catholi Churc i Lithuani No 62 At,neg bou te p e o p l w e r d i s e m b a r k e d a m o n t h e m F a t h e r Svarin­ s',hrkas sister wit h e son. Wneg,sl h e t h q u e s t i o n i n started Officia Matulevičiu m a d e notes fme,grtro t h passports askin fo w h a p u r p o s t h o s d e t a i n e d w e r e goaf.,ei oin t V i d u k l ė Later t h Raseinia Militi C h i e c o n d u c t e d a sn.,dr imila i n t e r r o g a t i o n I hi office w o m e h a t h e i r h a n d b a g s .sme,nearched F r o t h C h i e f office p e o p l w e r t a k e o n e by o n e to rade.,fs n o t h e office H e r e o n o t h militi worker sai that, " I n this c,estga" o m e d y t h militi wa no takin p a r t . H e x p l a i n e d that t h e l,tdrgoca g o v e r n m e n h a lon w r a c k e t h e i brains asking t h e m s e l v e s , rtyfoh" W h a t d wit tha a n n i v e r s a r o F a t h e Svarinskas' a r r e s t ? " ,tf0Fed inally a a b o u 1:0 P M th C h i e c a m a n le t h e p e o p l e go. elndfTo h o s r e l e a s e w e r d e t e r m i n e t attai t h goa o their journey, syr,oVd iduklė a n t h e r e t pra fo F a t h e Alfonsa Svarinskas. rtynesPd assersb i t h bu statio aske o n a n o t h e w h a h a d h a p ­ .oyetp, e n e d tha t h e w e r u n a b l t g t Viduklė Automobiles w e r e eg,dbs e i n s t o p p e alon t h road a n t h e r wa militia e v e r y w h e r e . smdTt, h a day parishioner a n guest fro variou place in Lithu­ yrfėohadne ni g a t h e r e i t h c h u r c o V i d u k l t pra fo t h e a r r e s t e d .tdsp0e, astor A 1:0 P M n i n priest c o n c e l e b r a t e Mas a the m a i n altar. ersdg,D u r i n Mass F a t h e Jona L a u r i ū n a d e l i v e r e t h s e r m o n . F a t h e r Lseyo.n e o n a Kalinauska spok briefl t t h faithful I his talk, he em­ dyfegr,p h a s i z e t h d u t o prayin fo prisoners r e m i n d i n g t h o s e gath­ nloestfdr e o t h C h r i s t m a visi o P o p J o h Pau t t h e p r i s o n a n d .her,s i conversation wit t h prisoners Afte Mass t h p u b l i c Way of stehr, h Cros wa celebrated wit F a t h e Petra N a š l ė n a s presiding. ,Onyn Sunday Januar 29 1984 i Viduklė services on t h e arsetfynniversar o t h arres o F a t h e Alfonsa Svarinskas again tk.eydg,oo place T h p e o p l e fearin les t h e w o u l again have to atefsdp e n t h t i m o t h service a t h militi station, c a m e to ey.nėV i d u k l earl i t h m o r n i n g S i n c m a n p e o p l from Šiauliai so,ebtmi o u g h ticket t V i d u k l ė t h b u fro Šiaulia t K a u n a s was cancelled. Arel,f fte t h p r i n c i p a M a s s s o m o t h p e o p l a n d F a t h e r dn,Ss' varinskas relative a n friends d r o p p e i o F a t h e r Svarinskas' fr,saoorme h o u s e k e e p e r Mis Monik G a v e n a i t ė t w a r m up a n d re­ rseydfh.res t h e m s e l v e fo t h j o u r n e y H a r d l h a t h e started to eat otedBawn h e m i l i t i a n K G b u r s i n t t h l i t t l h o u s w h e r e M i s s Gė.gmean a v e n a i t lives A m o n t h e w e r are C h a i r m a Kringelis, Teach­ sda,er Mockus a n militi official Butku a n Mackevičius. T h e ,yngesfproces o terrorizin t h faithful customar i Lithuania, b e g a n na.hecfChronicl o th Catholi Churc i Lithuani No 62 39 urefgsd n d e t h guis o c h e c k i n t h pasport a n identification. oTedt,hs h o s w h d i n o h a v p a s s p o r t w i t t h e m t h officials took aeoy.t wa t t h militi d e p a r t m e n t Jus s th p e o p l b e i n g h e r d e d into tedys' h officials a u t o m o b i l e w o u l no ge an idea about escaping, nmdte.g i l i t i a m e walke a b o u i t h n e i g h b o r i n yards O n e of t h e of­ yfs!erender wa barel fou year old T h p e o p l o Viduklė, w a t c h i n g dt,eynshi sight w e p a n p r a y e t h rosar a l o u i t h c h u r c h y a r d .

Kapsukas l,ypf0Att a b o u 5:0 P M Januar 28 1984 a smal g r o u o b e l i e v i n g odcngemis h i l d r e a n y o u n adult c a m fro Kybarta t t h h o m e of Kap­ s)tė,ųuka r e s i d e n (Miss G e n o v a i t Navickaitė a Alyv la. T h a t day, nadrlmyhout fro al ove L i t h u a n i g a t h e r e i Marijampolė (Marijam­ n,edrypolė originall n a m e afte th Blesse Virgi Mary was r e n a m e d eyfrnsK a p s u k a i h o n o o o n o t h earl L i t h u a n i a C o m m u n i s t s . —.)otyefpb T r a n s N o t e t p r a a t h t o m o A r c h b i s h o Jurgis M a t u ­ semdol.evičius T h youngster aske t b allowe t war t h e m s e l v e s beydn, e c a u s t h e h a gotte col o th journey a n t h e r e w e r e still fedaslt.n c o u p l o hour lef unti Mass T h c h i l d r e h a not yet finished pnsfdgaw a r m i n t h e m s e l v e w h e a g r o u o uniforme militi a n d officials ryo.ensdi n civilia dres force t h e i wa int t h h o u s e W i t h o u t e v e n egtoy,f ellin t h lad o t h h o u s w h t h e w e r e t h officials d e m a n d e d toetfn b s h o w w h e r t h e r w e r s o m sor o truan children. T h e y f,toesmd r d e r e t h door o t h roo t b unlocked b u the lady of t h e hedo.ns o u s h a n keys T h e t h official b r o k d o w t h e d o o r a n d mfdyorehorce thei wa int t h roo w h e r t h yout a n the children egw.dry e r sittin q u i t peacefully H a v i n force thei wa in, t h e offi­ scknefodial too d o w t h n a m e o t h c h i l d r e w h h a c o m e , walked datl,emf b o u al o t h rooms i n s p e c t e t h b a t h r o o a n a little store­ room. Fg,ydne i n d i n a typewriter t h e t u r n e o t h lad i charge of t h e :edut?s,h o u s e Mis Navickaitė " W h e r di yo ge it I it r e g i s t e r e d ? ?Dueto"h o yo hav t h p a p e r s W h a d yo d wit i t ? T h e y i m m e d i ­ tyahdeps tel w r o t u a r e p o r w h i c t h e p r e s s u r e Mis Navickaitė to e,Bstnign b u w h e sh refused t h K G a g e n t t h e m s e l v e s signed. .tryd,Afterwards t h e d i s c o v e r e ye a n o t h e t y p e w r i t e r N o t c o n t e n t r,Bewhsdtn it thei find t h KG agent p o k e a b o u i t h suitcases, hand­ bsdfėr ag a n b a s k e t o Mis N a v i c k a i t a n o t h e r e s i d e n t s of t h e ,s.nhfyd o u s e W h e t h e foun book o a religiou n a t u r e t h e y w o u l d list stmnd.eh e i a s e p a r a t r e p o r t Official t h r e a t e n e Miss N a v i c k a i t ė dn,eotfha i sh c o n t i n u e t liv so sh w o u l agai e n up in c a m p .

4 0 fechna.Chronicl o th Catholi Churc i Lithuani No 62 nsodėGenovait Navickait serve tw year i labor gdpcyram fo allegedl duplicatin an disseminatin the hnfec"Chronicl o th Catholi Churc i Lithuania".

Hgdrne avin loade thei va a n h e r d e th childre into a bus spe­ rtes,dyciall p r e p a r e fo t h e m t h official lef fo th City of Kapsukas ,.entrPolic Station H e r e t h childre w e r kep u n d e the charge of ,atedoh militi officials a n one-by-one s u m m o n e t separate offices sd',wer h e r thei n a m e s addresse an p a r e n t s place of e m p l o y m e n t nwe er take d o w again. dsranMiliti captai Jotaut a n othe official t h r e a t e n e t h e children mfe,odslin al sort o ways a n forbad t h e t sing saying that they eod.nw o u l soo b crying N o n explaine t thos w h o w e r e de-

.ahnfecChronicl o th Catholi Churc i Lithuani No 62 41 yted, a i n e wha the w e r h e l for w h a the w e r accused of, or h o w etd.0,gylon the w o u l b held A abou 10:0 P M th q u e s t i o n i n g was sednt n d e a n th official a n n o u n c e tha t h c h i l d r e could go h o m e o.,enyrs nl w h e thei parent c a m e T h u s th childre stayed at t h e efdlma,n iliti statio unti midnight a n s o m o t h e unti 1:30 AM (when trshei parent came). Tesod h parent w h c a m w e r o r d e r e t writ explanations, b u t ntg,yhe refused d e m a n d i n a explanatio i writin of w h a t all this ry:n,md e a n t wh thei childre h a b e e held w h the are not allowed, or,'wh it thei p a r e n t s permission t g t a n o t h e c h u r c h or to visit, tnfredo w h a reaso t h childre w e r t h r e a t e n e a n h e l d at night at oesd?ath militi station T h official trie t m a k excuses, saying that tyw, h e k n e nothing tha C o m m u n i s Part representatives told t h e m tto ac tha way. n,tfėsdMis G e n o v a i t Navickaitė o accoun o unjustifie actions on tfe,snoh par o officials ha writte a petitio t t h Prosecutor of Ly,fhesto ithuania a cop o w h i c sh ha sen t t h Prosecutor for t h e fyC.esėn, it o Kapsukas I th petition Mis Navickait explained t h e snhcef ircumstance i w h i c possession o her w e r taken: an O p t i m a A,atypewriter books—Knyg vienuoliems ( Book for Nuns), Vienuolio ofgyvenimo esmė (The Essence o Religious Life), tw b r o c h u r e s of a dgetrseligiou n a t u r e — a n d e m a n d e tha everythin b r e t u r n e d . e,yfrOn F e b r u a r 3 1984 t h Prosecuto fo th Cit o Kapsukas sėevdont. isite Mis Navickait a h o m t ascertai th facts He e x a m i n e d nd,tesh b r o k e door-lock looke abou t h room a n after that d r e w upgt,dsrl a report a n statin tha i wa stil u n c l e a h o w everything wd,e o u l end h left. Onės,y F e b r u a r 13 1984 Mis Navickait wa s u m m o n e d to Kap­ dsa,euka Militi H e a d q u a r t e r s w h e r sh wa informe that Admin­ t,ednisstrativ p r o c e e d i n g h a b e e b r o u g h agains her a n d that she oednwf.r o u l hav t writ a explanatio o h e actions Miss Navickaitė, d,oagterguin tha sh h a c o m m i t t e n crime a n therefore, could not d,uet n d e r s t a n w h a sh coul b p u n i s h e for refuse to write t h e ptdesw.nxplanation T h e th official d r e u a repor a n told h e r to sign sfy8e,i.nt I th report t h event o Januar 2 w e r d e s c r i b e d in a :eoyrm a n n e completel contrar t fact " N o b o d brok in t h e door; rhd,ft.eyathe wit a har pull i o p e n e o itself T h lad of t h e h o u s e , s,Mde is Navickaitė insulte t h militiamen a n t h educators w h o hde a c o m wit t h e m . . . " ėsM.donh is Navickait refuse t sig suc a report Militia Captain donaJtfeuotot b e g a t shou a n t t h r e a t e tha i sh did not sign,

42 hnaefc.Chronicl o th Catholi Churc i Lithuani No 62 tr.sedgh w o u l suffe fo i considerably Afte takin h e a r o u n d several o,sdeė ffices t h official le Mis Navickait befor a j u d g e w h o in­ neydq u i r e w h sh receive s e v e n t e e c h i l d r e a n youths i n h e r yenh o m o Januar 28. Wndtseo h e i wa e x p l a i n e tha t h c h i l d r e w a n t e t w a r m up ,yeadtnn rest t h j u d g sternl sai tha t h c h i l d r e s h o u l d have dsnob,ė e e c h a s e out a n s e n t e n c e Mis Navickait t t e days in jail. Telnhsėrd h cel i w h i c Mis Navickait serve h e s e n t e n c e was ytn.d,small a n w i t h o u an ventilatio a all Dayligh n e v e r r e a c h e d te.lcsrh cell Ove th doo wa a smal electri ligh w h i c h b u r n e d dy.nesl a an night I th s a m cel wa a toilet T h cel was i n h u m a n ­ lytd.nerlh ho a n stuffy I t h s a m cel wit h e w e r a different times, todre, w o t h r e femal criminals w h s m o k e constantly in t h e cell. Dge,sėrt u r i n t h day Mis Navickait wa almos n e v e t a k e n to work, soedy.sont sh wa force t si i t h u n v e n t i l a t e cell T h e gave h e r no opne.drsheet o blankets Sh h a t s l e e o t h bar floor w h i c h was pdh,rne r m e a t e wit stench o o h e o w coat. eno,dsMorning a n evenings sh h a t clea th offices. Several st,doenfaimes militi official trie t m a k fu o Mis Navickaitė, saying, "setngT h i isn' lik c l e a n i n a c h u r c h . M o r tha once, c o m i n g to rnd,yefth cell t h e m a d fu o h e a n o Sunday w h i l e Mass was oneds,goin o i church sh wa o r d e r e t c l e a offic w i n d o w s . yO,trdef n F e b r u a r 23 a t h e n o h e s e n t e n c e t h j u d g e w a r n e d Mstfdokreė is Navickait tha i sh refuse t unloc h e doors for t h e deom,n ilitia o n c agai sh w o u l b s e n t e n c e t several years in prison. Onys,dė F e b r u a r 24 1984 Mis Navickait r e c e i v e a c o m m u n i ­ cns atio a follows: noe"r I r e s p o n s t you petitio writte t t h Inter-Rayon Prose­ dgfr,scuto o Kapsukas c o n c e r n i n u n a u t h o r i z e action by Division lesyoff Interna Affair Staf o t h Kapsuka Cit Rayon, we wish to imnfor you: oel"ts W refus t institut crimina p r o c e e d i n g agains t h e Di­ lvnfseisio o I n t e r n a Affair Staf o t h Kapsuka City Rayon, senroinc t h e r wa i thei action n g r o u n d s . "

R., Januška L a w y e r tnrAssistan Inter-Rayo P r o s e c u t o F o Kapsukas

Šilalė Dgefr, u r i n t h s u m m e o 1982 t h fathe o D i r e c t o Lileikis efCchn.a hronicl o th Catholi Churc i Lithuani No 62 43 ėeof.fnt t h Šilal Rayon D e p a r t m e n o E d u c a t i o died Since t h e de­ cds,ene a s e wa a believer h wa b u r i e i a Catholic c e r e m o n y agose.nl ccordin t hi wishes Participatin i al th religious services efsr,nwa t h so o t h d e c e a s e d Directo Lileiki o t h D e p a r t m e n t sof,e.r E d u c a t i o n F o thi " s h a m e l e s c r i m e " h wa discharged from hstef. i dutie wit t h D e p a r t m e n o E d u c a t i o n Later, also, those orne,slayon schoo principal w h o i orde t h o n o t h d e c e a s e d h a d btesolr r o u g h wreath t t h funera o w e r pall-bearers, w e r e inter­ rogated.

K a u n a s s,fDgl u r i n 1983 Principa Jančiauskas o Kauna M i d d l e School N.6dogsn o 2 wa invite t a w e d d i n a " m a t c h m a k e r " I c h u r c h w h e r e etfys, h S a c r a m e n o M a t r i m o n wa a d m i n i s t e r e d t h " m a t c h m a k e r " .s"orlwa als p r e s e n t F o thi " c r i m e Principa Jančiauskas lost his p,y.nse ositio a principal I hi workbook the m a d t h entry: " D i s ­ lkrmcdh a r g e fro wor fo amora c o n d u c t . "

Lai a b ū n a v (Kėdainia R a y o n ) In,nsf N o v e m b e r 1983 C h a i r m a Žukauska o thi district pre­ fteynsd, e n t e himsel a th rector i Labūnava a n d e m a n d e d the rs,et.chh u r c keys T h a day th Pastor F a t h e Stepona Pilka, was not syat,kg.ed h o m e T h littl ol lad actin a bell-ringer too the keys a n d nedao. d m i t t e th c h a i r m a int c h u r c h T t h surprise of t h e bell- r,atoensinger Are C h a i r m a Žukauska w e n t t h bulletin board a n d fetgrsearin of t h pictur o F a t h e Alfonsa Svarinska with his brief ,bet iography lef th c h u r c h . iaKabelia (Varėn R a y o n ) ,edInnfy Januar a n F e b r u a r y 1984 th p e n s i o o th father of etrf,sh Pasto o Kabeliai F a t h e Vytauta Pūkas wa w i t h h e l d be­ ocentdsy. aus h u s e t assis hi so a Mass Onl w h e a c o m p l a i n t sywnolef a writte t t h Divisio o Socia Securit wa t h e e m b a r g o e d dpne n s i o pai out.

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Ji osvainia K ė d a i n i a R a y o n ) Onr,s D e c e m b e 29 1983 F a t h e L e o n a Kalinauskas Pastor of fretdhn, h paris i Josvainiai a n m e m b e o th Catholic C o m m i t t e e fre'sdo th D e f e n s o Believers Right wa s u m m o n e to the Office n.erfof t h Prosecuto o t h L i t h u a n i a SSR Prosecuto Bakčionis ac­ fhetqsdr u a i n t e F a t h e Kalinauska wit t h tex o a warning, as follows: "efrsdT h C o m m i t t e fo t h D e l e n s o Believer acte without g,tdo v e r n m e n permission a n w i t h o u authorization since October, 1980. eds,"rhT o g e t h e wit t h convicte priests Alfonsa Svarinskas and sd,Sy igita T a m k e v i č i u s t h e created sign a n d i s s e m i n a t e d no less h.nte,ha sixtee suc d o c u m e n t s I t h e s writings t h policy of t h e Shctdoe ovie g o v e r n m e n wit regar t t h Catholi C h u r c a n d believers is libeled. edn,"sSystematically t h e s d o c u m e n t ar place i th illegal anti- ef,St ovie publication t h Chronicle o the Catholic Church in Lithuania. te,s"nI variou ways t h e s publication ar sen abroad, w h e r e rdy,etghe ar widel u s e fo propaganda d a m a g i n th international fpe restig o t h USSR. lsrde" F a t h e L e o n a Kalinauska assiste th crimina activities srdof F a t h e Alfonsa Svarinska a n F a t h e Sigita Tamkevičius. s,eon" I hi sermons h flatter thos w h hav b e e s e n t e n c e d ersontadn trie t arous i hi listener distrus fo t h Soviet system."

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donrseF a t h e Leona Kalinauska refuse t sig th warning.

Telšiai ,liyOns F e b r u a r 17 1984 Telšia C a t h e d r a e m e r i t u priest Vincas recfV, ėlavičius a m e m b e o t h Catholi C o m m i t t e fo t h e D e f e n s e ,s'doeiof Believers Rights wa s u m m o n e t th Telšia Prosecutor's tsO,re ffice.Assistan Prosecuto fo t h Republic Jurgi Bakučionis, rytswd a r n e F a t h e Vėlavičiu tha fo furthe activit b the Catholic ,'reCf o m m i t t e fo t h D e f e n s o Believers Rights he could be

a.nhefcChronicl o th Catholi Churc i Lithuani No 62 45 sdcy.r riminall liable Prosecuto Bakučioni b l a m e F a t h e r Vincas eysdVėlavičiu b e c a u s th d o c u m e n t release b th c o m m i t t e e w e r e denfp r i n t e i th Chronicle o the Catholic Church in Lithuania, rd,esye a c h e abroad a n so h wa convinced the di great d a m a g e to tesh Sovie Union' prestige. ensdorF a t h e Vėlavičiu refuse t sig th warning.

Šiauliai s,rOn D e c e m b e 17,1983 F a t h e Vytauta Brilius Associate Pastor smt,ofehf th C h u r c o Sain George wa brough fro hi h o m e to KGB B.tneyfhs e a d q u a r t e r i th Cit o Šiauliai KG agen E d m u n d a s Jakas dst,ercolde th pries fo hi sermon delivere a Mass, Sunday, rhn,eDds e c e m b e 4 i w h i c h d e f e n d e F a t h e Sigita Tamkevičius, ydunes njustl s e n t e n c e a n libele i t h republic' n e w s p a p e r , Tiesa. Hesndyp argumentativel d e n i e accusation t h r o w u i t h e Chronicle ofntge the Catholic Church i Lithuania, sayin tha th cross on t h e neydAi malia Roa h a b e e take d o w onl b e c a u s gaslines h a d to be laid. tyeifHed r e m i n d e t h p e o p l o Šiaulia tha t h e t h e m s e l v e s re­ ,tyslmr e m b e wel how withou an seriou grounds t h e crosses on gdtefil, h Meškuičia Hil o Crosses w e r b e i n w r e c k e by bulldozers. trde,gsHe e n c o u r a g e th faithful sayin tha afte F a t h e r Sigitas Tam­ ksdne evičiu a n Alfonsa Svarinska h a b e e take car of, that t h e y e,sdtrnhoul no cav i o b frightened sinc th Constitution of deln,Rth USS h a stil no b e e c h a n g e d a n th faithful have t h e r,.syoight freel t confes thei faith Repression against priests a n d ,elhfyaithfu ar onl threats i n c o m p a t i b l wit an laws. T h e s e are syehameles crime b th state. sTetdown h chekis wa intereste t k n o o w h a basi F a t h e r Bsef riliu defend th Chronicle o the Catholic Church in Lithuania. Hdesm a h rea thi magazin a n coul h confir t h truth of facts tpnbrough u i it? dtTef h pries state tha h h a rea t h Chronicle o the Catholic yesofglnChurch i Lithuania, h ha n wa o checkin al th facts; how­ mltfneo, ver h ca confir tha n smal par o t h e ar true, as for i,efsanstance th discharg o hi mother Mr O n Brilienė from shrn,tf e dutie a teacher o accoun o h e religiou convictions, as wsfetnd a m e n t i o n e i o n o t h firs issue o t h Chronicle of the Catholic Church in Lithuania. Wnedts h e t h chekis aske o wha basi h defend F a t h e r ,dyseSigita Tamkevičius recognize b t h court a guilty, F a t h e r

46 hnecafC. hronicl o th Catholi Churc i Lithuani No 62 tnsm,dBriliu r e s p o n d e tha fro history i i k n o w tha all trials are wsdtrej,ust a n tha h k n e F a t h e Sigita T a m k e v i č i u q u i t e well as s,eknad goo a n zealou priest sinc bac i c h i l d h o o d , w h e n t h e rndetsegistratio car fo t h aforesai pries wa t a k e away, he got to dhnrmkwor togethe wit h i o lan reclamation.

Ate,dstf t h e n o t h conversation C h e k i s Jaka w a r n e d F a t h e r Vstyfd ytauta Briliu tha i thing c o n t i n u e a t h e w e r e going, he fsrtecdoul expec t h s a m fat a tha o F a t h e Sigita Tamkevičius.

Vilnius aOns,yr F e b r u a r 3 1984 F a t h e Jona Borut wa s u m m o n e d to VBsor.e ilniu KG H e a d q u a r t e r t se Interrogato P Jonaitis. T h e ytoedrinvestigato w a r n e t h pries no t pra publicl for t h e arrested ,sdpriests Alfonsa Svarinska a n Sigita T a m k e v i č i u s not to speak stn,eafggains atheist i s e r m o n s " s i n c i t h t h i n k i n o the public, t h e ase.,dht theist ar t h state T h u s e a c w o r agains a t h e i s m w o u l d be "tcedo n s i d e r e a s t a t e m e n agains th state, sai Interrogator Jonaitis. radenM,sol oreover F a t h e Borut wa u r g e t enrol i t h Seminary in etsK, aunas sinc t h stat doe no recogniz th c o r r e s p o n d e n c e rced, ours seminary a n n e v e will. s0,Onty F e b r u a r 13 1984 a a b o u 6:0 P M chekist arrested Vilnius sentr e s i d e n Vlada L a p i e n i o t h stree a h wa leaving t h e food goms.ydB, tore T a k i n h i t KG H e a d q u a r t e r s le b C o l o n e l Liniauskas, efCrty h i e Interrogato o t h D e p a r t m e n fo Ver Serious Cases, t h e KBsdlthf G agent carrie ou a persona searc o L a p i e n i s . After t h e redsl, earch Colone Liniauska a n t h Prosecuto fo t h e City of e,Vswptf ilnius Grinys d r e u a repor o t h thing seized: (1) t h e .fCnhronicle o the Catholic Church i Lithuania, Nos 57, 58, 59 e;)fy(on cop o each (2 t h Chronicle o the Catholic Church in x;0.L),' ithuania, N o 6 (si copies) (3 G r i n i u s book Žmogus be Dievo ne;)(Man Without God (on copy) (4 a h a n d w r i t t e manuscript, e,ntsfdhntitle " M e m o i r o a Sovie P r i s o n e r " i w h i c L a p i e n i s de­ .ntdsercribe hi lif a a Sovie prisone a n i exile T h e y also seized ,hstkdi a p a r t m e n keys hi m o n e y a n o t e b o o a n o t h e r small items. sAtB,df KG H e a d q u a r t e r s L a p i e n i wa a c c u s e o " d i s s e m i n a t i n g lknsge n o w untruthfu fabrication d e m e a n i n t h Soviet g o v e r n m e n t e"adscyn t h p u b l i system. H wa m a d criminall liable, according ,tetolR USS Crimina C o d Articl 199 Par 1. nOn,eys F e b r u a r 13 1984 i t h e v e n i n g L a p i e n i wa locked up esinntl.B t h KG isolatio prison Al tha t i m h wa interrogated by

nefchaC. hronicl o th Catholi Churc i Lithuani No 62 47 snet,Vlada Lapienis bor 1906 spen thre year i labor osfdycpn, am i Mordovia followe b tw year o exile. naHod e returne t Lithuani i 1981.

efrl,Colone Liniauskas Chie Interrogato o th D e p a r t m e n t for Very Sl pecia Cases. sfgy,Te h e v e n i n o F e b r u a r 28 1984 Vlada Lapiena was re­ eyn,dfstlease b th KGB o accoun o hi badl deteriorated health. ,esHrfy o w e v e r b orde o th Prosecutor' Office h i forbidden to .fye,dtleav th Cit o Vilnius Moreover the di no return his pass­ ysfetd,port a n state tha regardles o th temporar release, he will sen e v e r t h e l e s b tried. O0,yhts n F e b r u a r 13 1984 a abou 6:0 P M a searc wa carried

48 fa.hnceChronicl o th Catholi Churc i Lithuani No 62 ųfentos, u i t h a p a r t m e n o Vlada Lapienis a Gelvon g., Nr. 27-7 ,ringefd Vilnius fo t h p u r p o s o findin a n seizin literature of a lse.n,dgribelou n a t u r e a n th m e a n fo r e p r o d u c i n it I charge of the fntsh.e, earc wa J Čepulionis a agen o t h Vilniu City Prosecutor's e)sė.l,Office Officia witnesse w e r (Miss Nijol Jančiūtė of Turistų g., N.d,a) r 119-2 Vilnius a n (Miss Daiv Tvarijonavičiutė of Studentų g. shd,.entNr. 39-223 Vilnius T h searc wa carrie ou i the p r e s e n c e s.a,'of L a p i e n i s wife E l e n L a p i e n i e n ė Lapieni himself was not ,te.goadllowe t b p r e s e n d u r i n th search A th time he was b e i n g ehdtsBe l a th Vilniu KG H e a d q u a r t e r s . eg,D u r i n th search t h followin w e r taken: ,rskh1. A noteboo wit it cove inscribed "Apreiškimai: Atbanguoja kd"s:e raujas ("Revelations T h Bloo F l o w T o w a r U s " ) . n,gh2. A notebook b e g i n n i n wit h a n d w r i t t e text Lietuvos Katalikų f2.,Bažnyčios Kronika, Nr 1 197 (Chronicle o the Catholic Church .,in Lithuania, No 1 1972). nsk3.h A noteboo wit h a n d w r i t t e instruction o how to c o n d u c t fronesel u n d e interrogation. m:Pe4. A four-pag typescript " T S K XXV-a suvažiavimui..." ("To the efyXVst X Congres o th C o m m u n i s Part o th Soviet Union..."). 5.e,P:n A two-pag copy h a n d w r i t t e text " T S K XXV-am suvažia­ tv"esVfoimui... ("T th XX Congres o t h C o m m u n i s Party of the St ovie Union..."). ny6.t, A h a n d w r i t t e tex i carbo cop entitled "Pagal tarybinę "egoKt onstituciją... ("Accordin t t h Sovie Constitution..."). hd7. A note-pa wit addresses. o,d8. A type b r o c h u r e called " M a n gyvenim kryžkelės" ("Cross­ yfrsoad o M Life"). 9.rsf, Picture o F a t h e Alfonsa Svarinskas captioned " U ž Bažnyčią "drh,tir T ė v y n ę ("Fo C h u r c a n C o u n t r y " ) eigh copies. 1.tr,hn0 A pocke calenda fo 1973 wit h a n d w r i t t e entries. ,1.rmny1 A h a n d w r i t t e lette fro 1983 writte b Anastazas Janulis. e:ogks1. 2 A n o t e b o o c o n t a i n i n t h text " S m u r t a gimd n e a p y k a n t ą " (ts " D e c e i P r o d u c e H a t r e d " ) . k":u1.ge3 A noteboo containin th text " T e r o r kovoja ("They Fight fbys M e a n o T e r r o r " ) . ).1elsm4 T h r e p o s t a e n v e l o p e fro (Mrs. A R a s i l i e n ė , (Mrs.) S. B)a,ds utkienė Vlada Lapieni a n (Miss Regin T e r e s i ū t ė . ,edhr1.l 5 A posta e n v e l o p a n postcard wit t h s e n d e indicated as As nastaza Janulis. ,!e1.fhr 6 A piec o p a p e wit th words " H a ha Justice..."

feCchn.a hronicl o th Catholi Churc i Lithuani No 62 49 "s1.do, 7 A p h o t o c o p i e book "Auks m i n t y s ("Thought of G o l d " ) by J. Tauronis. 1.r 8 F o u typewrite ribbons. soderfl,Als seize w e r a n u m b e o book ful o notes a d d r e s s e s fsadlhr. n individua piece o p a p e wit variou texts Al together, the rtsedgepor show forty-fiv item seize d u r i n th search. oOnhse, Marc 2 1 1984 Vlada Lapieni wrot protest t t h e Pro­ adoenfrsecuto fo L i t h u a n i a n t th C h a i r m a o th K G B : efts,9"nO t h basi o Articl 4 o th Sovie Constitution I w i s h e d estw o s h o t h s t a t o r g a n t h o s s h o r t c o m i n g w h i c h I n o t i c e d , dyer iscovere a n r e m e m b e r e whil u n d e preliminar interrogation, mesnonr,)d trial i transfe prison (camps a n i exil fro O c t o b e r 20, 16,trld. 97 unti July 1981 F o tha p u r p o s e I h a written the outline hofysft'n. m ' M e m o i r o a Sovie Prisoner i roug draft Others have n:ryw, ritte similarl i thei o w t i m e Doestoyevsky Balys Sruoga, G,dy.) uzevičius (Mrs. M Moškauskiene a n m a n others. H o w e v e r , mIodhse wa u n a b l t finis t h e a n s e n t h e t th security organs, yb,nesde c a u s o F e b r u a r 13 1984 th chekist d e t a i n e me a n d Colonel V.,rlfy Liniauskas C h i e I n t e r r o g a t o fo Ver Specia C a s e s , s e i z e d alesml thes manuscript fro m e . d.,reny" T h e r w e r m a n p e o p l i t h store a n n e a it T h e y saw, ewntyd,oo onl h o the picke m u p b u als h o t h chekists sat in tekdfoB., h automobile a n too m of t th KG offices T h u s , w h e n yme8Bndthe release m o F e b r u a r 2 fro t h KG Interrogation Prison, ,depnokyt e o p l bega t as w h a the ha picke m u for a n d kept me snfrtyd.o fiftee day i prison I explaine tha the h a found in my ,yftnp o s s e s s i o a m a n u s c r i p o m m e m o i r s c a l l e d ' M e m o i r s of a wo,S't ovie Prisoner ('Tarybini kalini memuarai') a fe issues of the Cfnhronicle o the Catholic Church i Lithuania, Juozas G i r n i u s ' b,ey ook Žmogus b Dievo (Man Without God), m o n e i n h e r i t e d or ms,oyebtk r o u g h bac b m fro exile... t h key t m a p a r t m e n t a n d eor the littl things. mBdy,n"oS onl now w h e I r e t u r n e fro KG Interrogation Prison, nyd.lte i p e o p l lear tha I h a writte m m e m o i r s Unti t h e n , no o n e .tw,oedhna see t h e m a n n on k n e abou t h e m H e n c e the accusation urfenRl9 n d e Articl 19 o th L i t h u a n i a SS C r i m i n a C o d e has no ler,tdega grounds sinc I di no d i s s e m i n a t o distribut the ' M e m o i r s .etofd a Sovie Prisoner' I hav no c o m m i t t e th crim of w h i c h you ye.oatdc c u s m e I d n o u n d e r s t a n w h i m a g i n a r a c c u s a t i o n s a r e npot h r o w u t m e . ?)dseo"t W h a motive urge m t write (1 I hav rea m o r e than

50 efhna.Cc hronicl o th Catholi Churc i Lithuani No 62 oestnypnc i t h pres tha i i n e c e s s a r t d e v e l o a i n t o l e r a n c e tnsefr,do failings a n i i s h o w t h e r tha w h e r w find p o s i t i v e y,edcs riticism w h e r short-coming ar resolutel a n consistently d o n e a,yesnowa with w h e r ther i sensitiv reactio t t h critical remarks r,kofshey citizens thei wor i m u c smoother ther th wa is blocked atf.nes gains violatio o rights T h e r i les crime. Ttsehdno ha ther i m u c t b desire i thos place w h e r e sen­ ytosdeenc i passe an carrie ou i n secre t m a n p e o p l e , even S,.wtyr .V Poznyshev a professo a Mosco Universit says, 'It is true tydsoeha m a n p r i s o n a n c o l o n i e d n o r e h a b i l i t a t p e o p l e , b u t feytsdha i explaine b th inefficienc o th organization, and poor m a n a g e m e n t . ' dyheXsn" E v e t h o u g t h X Part C o n g r e s p r o c l a i m e t h e facts sgnedp,htabou infringin o rights a b o u n u wit th personality cult of'eXt.sy Stalin 'Bu thi h a p p e n e d , t h X Part C o n g r e s said, ' b e ­ ce,naus Stali had i fact rise abov criticism.' ")esdok(2 ' E v e r y o n i a l l o w e t writ a n t s p e a e v e r y t h i n g , tew.fmhd ithou th slightes constraint F r e e d o o speec an of the press eftnm. u s b c o m p l e t e I m u s i t h n a m o f r e e d o o f s p e e c h , oet,gduran yo t h righ t shout t li a n t writ w h a you want.' )ed.,sai L e n i n (Writings, Vol 10 1952 p 129 H sai this a b o u t g,twePys art literature bu thi Part i n o th rulin Party. )"lnfsrtye(3 'Critica e v a l u a t i o o thi o t h a p o l i c o t h Soviet seyrfU,t nion internall o abroad i no a crim i o n i not seeking ten,ohereby t w e a k e th Sovie g o v e r n m e n (LSSR Criminal Code nsa.),Commentary, 1974 p 139) C a m e m o i r ( diary w e a k e n t h e snSt,er? ovie g o v e r n m e n t Afte all th Constitutio allow u to criticize snot,dh o r t c o m i n g a work a n i i f o r b i d d e t p e r s e c u t e o n e for criticism. nl"eT h Universa Declaratio declares: esd'".lo 'Articl 2 E v e r y o n i entitle t al th right a n freedoms t,nyfhse fort i thi Declaration withou distinctio o an kind, such as ,rl ace color sex language religion politica o othe opinion... nleso", F u r t h e r m o r e n distinctio shal b m a d o th basi of the eflsrp, olitical j u r i s d i c t i o n a o i n t e r n a t i o n a statu o t h c o u n t r y or tyohn,reerritor t w h i c a p e r s o b e l o n g s w h e t h e i b i n d e p e n d e n t , gryt, rust n o n - s e l f - g o v e r n i n o u n d e a n o t h e l i m i t a t i o n of sov­ ereignty.' e.tso"mf 'Articl 19 E v e r y o n ha th righ t freedo o opinion and tesm;odxpression thi righ i n c l u d e freedo t hol o p i n i o n s w i t h o u t

.aenCfch hronicl o th Catholi Churc i Lithuani No 62 51 oid,etnterferenc a n t seek receiv a n impar information and ideas tyahdsfhroug an m e d i a n regardles o frontiers.' .esdol" 'Articl 28 E v e r y o n i entitle t a socia an international dstehorn r d e i w h i c t h right a n f r e e d o m se fort i this Declar­ yenatio ca b full realized.' Reft"mT h P r e s i d i u o th S u p r e m Sovie o th USS ratified this .opesdt, eclaration T k e e s i l e n c i a grea offense no only against os,tlf ne' conscience b u agains al o mankind... a,ef"hrnW i t t h l e a d e o t h n a t i o o I n d i a M u h a t m G a n d h i , ted,woys h wa jaile m a n times I say ' F o r c a n decei convinces no sydo.eth n e D e c e i onl give birt t hatred N o n i allowe to improve pey.lfhwe o p l b force I shal faithfull follo t h pat o truth, restraining mydfeor y s e l fro a n k i n o v i o l e n c t lif o p r o p e r t y . If I am indre,tlnnocent b u stil accused i m p r i s o n e o th priso c a m p cannot dsre, h a m m e a n t h t i m p a s s e b e h i n b a r o b a r b e d w i r e i s thlsn, o lost b u serve spiritua rebirt mos beautifully.' neodt"l W o u l i n o b righ a n w i s t r e t u r t m al of t h e mfgst? anuscript i n c l u d i n 'Memoir o a Sovie Prisoner' Since t h e y aeyh,nkmdr onl roug drafts I w o u l chec t h e u p o receipt, correct ,tedrhh mistakes fles i out correc it writ i ove a n s u b m i t it to tesrgh stat organ a suggestion fo i m p r o v i n th work of the lefsnoffice i charg o t h pena system. sfetl"Ik thin tha th heart o th accuser wil no b c r a m m e d ,ndrwht it anger hatre o e v e r e v e n g e a n a thirs fo the suffering efshad,. n deat o th religiou believer H o w e v e r i th ideal of justice ,drnie s w a r p e a n a n g e r h a t r e o e v e v e n g e a n c o v e r c o m e o b ­ je,dyscectiv truth a n m accuser hav a t h basi motive for their aosey,l ctivitie t h d e s i r t curtai m liberty t forc u p o n me their bhey,t eliefs w h i c ar essentiall a varianc w i t th practice of liberty, onrIlhp wil g t priso o t priso c a m wit a peacefu conscience to fseo,rnuffer o e v e t di there b e c a u s th sacrifice o martyrs lay eg.mdsrth roa fo tomorrow' C h u r c h I a carryin th convict's cross y,sdnrfo m mistakes a n fo m brother a n sister i my h o m e l a n d adn abroad."

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send,In February 1984 th chekist i Vilniu arreste th organist rsof.,de St A n n ' C h u r c h Igna Šimonis a n t h T e a c h e P o d ž i u k a s . Bhfmgdne ot o t h e ar b e i n h e l i th KG Isolatio Prison.

52 .efahcnChronicl o th Catholi Churc i Lithuani No 62 Kaunas Ony,tf Januar 2 1 1984 abou fift p e o p l e mos o t h e m youth, st.ehdn a g a t h e r e i t h B u t k e v i č i u a p a r t m e n (K G i e d r i o 1-51) to dseont ocializ a n t s h a r i d e a a b o u religio a n o t h e r q u e s t i o n s . efy,Wnl h e t h doorbel rang t h lad o t h h o u s o p e n e d t h e door, emadton t h firs t b u r s int t h roo w e r t h militiamen. In an effort nef,to frighte t h assembly o n o t h militiame shouted, " N o o n e esfm!r, o v e Afte t h m i l i t i a m e n C h i e B a g d o n a o t h K a u n a s City ,tKon GB tw w o m e witnesses Chekis Matulevičius a n d a few other e.otdKBs G a g e n t t u m b l e int t h a p a r t m e n t No o n of t h e m intro­ d u c e t h e m s e l v e s .

eonydT h m i l i t i a m e s t e r n l o r d e r e e v e r y o n t p r o d u c e t h e i r d,peot assports a n thos w h di no hav t h e m t quickly p u t on their .eo,csdgoat a n rid t h e a d q u a r t e r s T h guests desirin an explanation, a,t?sr sked " W h a h a p p e n e d Afte all it' no wartime tell us w h a t you w,ret.o ant o a leas i n t r o d u c yourselves W h ar y o u ? " ytkdsTeo h official sho b a c tha t h e d i n o h a v t i n t r o d u c e ef.tn, h e m s e l v e s O n o t h militiame explained " W d o n ' t k n o w any­ eat.dgouh i n g W w e r tol t b r i n yo t t h militi s t a t i o n . " S o m e netrdomsl til t r i e t fin o u t h r e a s o fo t h visi fro t h e militia, tdsbenu th official di no le t h e m s e l v e ge involve i any talk, b u t dmyeot nl g r a b b e p e o p l a n o r d e r e t h e t ge d r e s s e d as quickly as possible. nsog,Adwe y o u n w o m a w h wa expecting gre pal a n began to .dbnt r e m b l e A m a i civilia gar h u r l e profanities Saulius Kelpšas ,epsdraoof Garliav trie t sto him a n fo that h wa t h r e a t e n e d with pes,.nt e day i jail Finally t h operation grou arrived. T h e father w,of.eg Dr Butkevičius t h host seein t h sight gre ill. He r e q u i r e d ntdmles e d i c a assistanc a n Kelpša s u g g e s t e tha a a m b u l a n c e b e som.ted,au m m o n e d b u t h militi stuffe h i int a car T the same car, tndsy,orhe le F a t h e Albina Deltuva w h h a b e e a guest.

ky,oeHgsd a v i n thu c r o w d e e v e r y o n int cars t h e too t h e m to t h e ,eBPa o ž ė l Rayon Militi D e p a r t m e n t w h e r K G C h i e f B a g d o n a s , ,dsnC h e k i s t M a t u l e v i č i u s Roky a n o t h e r s b e g a i n t e r r o g a t i o n s . ode.Al l w e r p r e s s u r e t writ e x p l a n a t i o n s S o m refused to write ,erndt h e m w h i l others i thei explanations expresse a n n o y a n c e at eh.tnf, h actio o suc officials I th interrogations t h chekists tried aėdtse o b l a m K a u n a r e s i d e n Aldon R a i ž y t a n Garliava r e s i d e n t y.esSrg auliu Kelpša fo organizin th affair T h e spoke sarcastically t:anodes bou thos w h h a b e e present Vilniu residen Petras Cidzikas

nhefCca. hronicl o th Catholi Churc i Lithuani No 62 53 tead. n Dr Butkevičius T h p e o p l w e r k e p a t h militia station 0lunti 6:0 P M . ,glenrOn N o v e m b e 29 1983 i Vilnius d u r i n th tria of F a t h e r etn,fSs igita Tamkevičius i fron o t h S u p r e m Cour building, Kaunas r,)sė. esident (Miss G i e d r Striokaitė wa arrested Militiamen took the doregl ir t th " T r a i n i n Schoo fo Junio a n M i d d l e ) L e v e l Worker- eL"n,if e a d e r s i th Valakampia sectio o Vilnius w h e r e t h e y w e r e et.r,l0sk e p unti 5:0 P M F o a b o u t h r e hours sh wa interrogated Bbytoeds a KG agen w h woul no giv hi n a m e . rfsė,On N o v e m b e 30 Mis Striokait a staf m e m b e o the Kaunas sedoCyf it A m b u l a n c Corp wa s u m m o n e t se C h i e Surgeon (Mrs.) rfsge.Sasnauskienė Waitin fo h e t h e r wa staf m e m b e Jankaitis of h.estdh Kauna H e a l t Car Section H sai h h a received a report ofetnf th i n c i d e n i fron o th S u p r e m C o u r buildings in Vil­ ndte,oė ius a n tha h h a t war G i e d r tha i t h future, such trdseo. hing m u s no h a p p e n H advise h e no t write about a n d netso. o t " b u t i w h e r i wa no necessary" Mis Striokaitė did ntl,edoo fee guilty s sh state tha sh di no u n d e r s t a n d w h a t she fny,ehdo a t correct especiall sinc Chie Surgeo S a s n a u s k i e n ė af­ trs,efirm tha a work sh goe abou h e dutie very conscien­ tiously. ge,rOnlf D e c e m b e 1 1983 d u r i n th tria o F a t h e Sigitas Tam­ skn,)a evičiu i Vilnius Kauna r e s i d e n t (Miss J o a n Bukaveckaitė, tedsyc m p l o y e a t h K a u n a Cit C h i l d r e n ' Polyclini as Registrar, dnwsoea. a d e t a i n e a n t a k e t t h militi school S h was i n t e r r o ­ setdogyBate b a KG a g e n w h w o u l no giv hi n a m e . He a c c u s e d dthrfgon e o b e l o n g i n t a u n d e r g r o u n c o n v e n a n with writing a lro,ese t t e t F a t h e Alfonsa Svarinskas t h c o n t e n t o f w h i c h t h e ,uctd.ehekis q u o t e beautifully Sarcastically h said "Yo love F a t h e r A,sdoh lfonsa Svarinska s m u c h a n expres suc solidarity with h i m es.dlninro, y o u letter it' to b a it' al i vain H ha n o t r e c e i v e d yrl, ou letter no wil h e ! " Adyrst ske wh F a t h e Alfonsa Svarinska doe no receive letters eado,Bt d d r e s s e t him th KG agen explaine tha th general n u m b e r ofshrye letter w h i c a p r i s o n e ma r e c e i v i d e t e r m i n e d by t h o s e gsnoer.hf ighe up (Accordin t t h directive o th priso administration, ho,sdrya prisone ma s e n tw letter a m o n t t friends b u t t h e n u m b e r ofyedsh. letter w h i c ma b receive i u n l i m i t e d — E d Note.) edyMnsėr is B u k a v e c k a i t t h e i n q u i r e w h t h lette was n o t re­ tdo,nesu r n e t her w h e th retur addres wa o t h e n v e l o p e — w h a t sefBort igh doe th KG hav t tak th letter o other a n d to read

54 a.hnefcChronicl o th Catholi Churc i Lithuani No 62 t!e.sėh e m ? T h c h e k i s k e p q u i e t Mis B u k a v e c k a i t w a s r e l e a s e d t,0rlmafero t h m i l i t i s c h o o a 4 : 0 P M b u h e p a s s p o r t w a s n o t r e t u r n e d . trk,dTe h n e x w e e k h e s u p e r i n t e n d e n a w o r t r i e t o force ntreoėsMis Bukaveckait t writ a e x p l a n a t i o fo no b e i n g at work Dr.,odsė e c e m b e 1 1983 Mis B u k a v e c k a i t r e f u s e t w r i t e t h e ex­ ,rstpg l a n a t i o n r e a s o n i n t h a i w a n o h e faul t h a t s h e h a d n o t docetn, o m t work a n tha t h explanatio shoul b given by those wodr h h e l h e u p . sfe,tOr n D e c e m b e 19 t h c o n d u c o M i s B u k a v e c k a i t ė w a s teyd.' i s c u s s e a t h w o r k e r s m e e t i n g T h possibilit was raised of dwfsg,tni s c h a r g i n her b u i v i e o Mis B u k a v e c k a i t ė ' s y o u t h , t h e dnrs.t ecisio wa p o s t p o n e d H e passpor wa r e t u r n e to h e r by t h e efChie o t h C a d r Section. iVė idukl (Raseinia R a y o n ) ,rA.edf t t h e n o J a n u a r y 1984 F a t h e J T a m o n i s P a s t o r o f enf,dsViduklė a n Igna Paulauskas C h a i r m a o th c h u r c h c o m m i t t e e , ewd)n e r s u m m o n e befor Vic C h a i r w o m a (Mrs. S t o n i e n ė of t h e .eRin aseinia Executiv C o m m i t t e e Vic C h a i r w o m a S t o n i e n ė w a r n e d omtesrh e no t a n n o u n c a Mas fo F a t h e Alfonsa Svarinskas on wgostydJ, anuar 26 a n no t allo visitin priest tha da to offer Mass aeordt. giv sermons Sh d e m a n d e tha M o n i k G a v ė n a i t ė , t h e former ,ehrd o u s e k e e p e fo F a t h e Svarinskas b discharge from duties as lsfaundres o liturgica garments. ,Onėta8r N o v e m b e 2 - 29 1984 Vidukl r e s i d e n M o n i k G a v ė n a i t ė eiBodws a s u m m o n e t th Raseinia K G t se C h i e f Gardauskas. Ctsdėy hekis G a r d a u s k a c o n s i d e r e Mis G a v ė n a i t guilt on all counts, daoer.s n t h r e a t e n e t tak h e in M o n i k G a v ė n a i t ė ' principal offense, ag,ostyccordin t Gardauskas i tha b r e q u e s t i n Masses in c h u r c h , s,eh support d a n g e r o u criminals F a t h e r Alfonsa Svarinskas a n d esS.y igita T a m k e v i č i u s R e c e n t l t h chekist h a v b e e n e s p e c i a l l y egtsoy m p h a s i z i n t h a i i a s t a t c r i m t p r a p u b l i c l y for t h e adrreste priests.

Raseiniai ay,0tOn F e b r u a r 11 1984 a 10:0 AM Regin T e r e s i ū t ė , residing ė,atsdoe Laisv 11 K e l m ė wa s u m m o n e t t h Raseiniai K G B . S h e fydrws. a interrogate b C h i e Interrogato L e i p u s D u r i n g t h e interro­ g,e:rs ation t h followin question w e r p o s e d F o w h a t p u r p o s e be­ sghd,nlievin yout a n adult g a t h e r e i Viduklė J a n u a r y 26 a n d 29? hCfecna. hronicl o th Catholi Churc i Lithuani No 62 55 y?dotWha di t h e d o W h organize i all W h di t h e y pray for sfe,nrF a t h e Alfonsa Svarinska w h o i t h word o t h KGB agent, isywedt? a criminal H o m a n p e o p l h a g a t h e r e a Monika Gavėnaitė's ar, fte services etc.? ėfIdsr nterrogato L e i p u a c c u s e Mis T e r e s i ū t o insulting militia es.lonfficial i Mis G a v ė n a i t ė ' a p a r t m e n t T h gir rejected the accus­ setfad, t i o n a n a s k e t h a a leas o n o t h official w h o m s h e is odse,t u p p o s e t hav insulte b s u m m o n e d b u n o n e s h o w e d u p . Ar,sfo fte tw hour o interrogation Interrogato L e i p u w a r n e d Miss Tėoytresnd e r e s i ū t n o t p r a fo t h a r r e s t e priest i t h e future, a n d nto o t g t Viduklė. seTtėy,0 h a sam da a abou 8:0 P M Mis T e r e s i ū t wa d e t a i n e d sbyėe.t official a t h Vidukl bu station T h official d e m a n d e d that ytelor, h gir ge int t h e i car b u sh categoricall refused to listen enyto. t h e m Sinc t h e r w e r m a n p e o p l i t h yard, t h e officials dteoi no d a r t u s force.

Gsė a r d a m a (Šilut R a y o n ) Onsrn,ef D e c e m b e 28 1983 C h a i r m a Buivyda o t h G a r d a m a s Deht,ds istrict s u m m o n e t h c h u r c organis G e n y a n d e m a n d e d that .etnhrgh y o u t c h o i n o sin i c h u r c h T h organis r e m i n d e d t h e lestnc h a i r m a tha t h C o n s t i t u t i o g u a r a n t e e al citizens freedom of ,dnret e l i g i o a n c o n s c i e n c e a n so h d i n o c o n s i d e r t h e parti­ chnfery. ipatio o yout i t h choi a n crime C h a i r m a Buivydas w a r n e d d,etnos rganis G e n y tha i th future h w o u l e x p e r i e n c e unpleasant­ dt,ensf es i t h rayon, a n i tha di no h e l p h coul e n d up in court.

OR U PRISONERS

'Frs a t h e Sigita T a m k e v i č i u s a d d r e s s : Pa e r m s k a y obi. yChusovisko j r-on p. os Polovinka uS. chr V 389/37 sT a m k e v i č i u Sigitas es,Inf n s e v e m o n t h o i m p r i s o n m e n t r e l a t i v e h a v r e c e i v e d ,smryebarel t h r e leter fro F a t h e Alfonsa Svarinskas e v e n t h o u g h a eohyprs r i s o n e m a writ tw letter a m o n t t t h outside. Letters from .rohlaL i t h u a n i als fai t reac F a t h e Svarinskas Of twenty-four rld,synetter writte b hi b r o t h e a n sister F a t h e Svarinskas has

56 a.nhfecChronicl o th Catholi Churc i Lithuani No 62 hf,s.ydreceive onl six O Christma greetings o whic h u n d r e d s w e r e .edrs,nent seve letter hav r e a c h e F a t h e Svarinskas Relatives have pdtonsewritte complaint t th c a m c o m m a n d a n a n have received aytrsmep repl tha F a t h e Svarinska send fro th c a m the n u m b e r of sld.tyeetter p e r m i t t e him Mos probabl t h letter disappear in the esfhBnand o t h KG i Lithuania.

NWDE U N D E R G R O U N PUBLICATIONS

A,.dnušra ("The Dawn"), Nr 37 a p p e a r e i J u n e 1983. T h e cresdnopublicatio i d e d i c a t e t Catholi C o m m i t t e fo t h e Defense of's Believers Right m e m b e r Father Alfonsa Svarinskas a n d Sigitas Ttfney., amkevičius I th introductor article th arres o t h e s e priests nyesdis characterize a a actio b th totalitaria C o m m u n i s t tcgnyoe o v e r n m e n i a effor t destro t h Catholi C o m m i t t e e for the eDf's.n, efens o Believers Right itself I t h publication m u c h space gisdoenmf d e v o t e t d e c i d i n th p r o b l e o Russificatio in Lithuania. Afoelns ttentio i give t th abnorma situatio o Lithuanian young mndest, e i th Sovie army a n considerabl spac i d e v o t e d to a dfaelnetaile discussio o t h historica er o Lithuania from 1919 to 1939. gA,. ušra ("The Dawn"), Nr 39 a p p e a r i n October 1983. In ,ektr0Ah articl " Loo a Aušra afte 10 Years" th a u t h o r indicates shdeth reason a n circumstance w h i c e n c o u r a g e t h illegal publi­ ,etncf atio o th firs L i t h u a n i a n e w s p a p e r Aušra. T h similarity of dnepsthr o b l e m raise i th p r e s e n Aušra wit thos raised in the ,sfnepdublicatio o t h sam n a m o n h u n d r e year ago is discussed. nseMf,y e n t i o i m a d o th death Jul 7 1983 o th n o t e d L i t h u a n i a n ,scl ultura activist-singer Antana Kučingis who w h o possessing san,elon obviou talent wa abl t r e m a i faithfu t hi country. In e,lsfty"hi issue th historica t h e m o " F o r t Years (1904-1944) is c o n t i n u e d .

,oLt i t h u a n i a n d no forget!

sr,F a t h e Alfonsa Svarinskas F a t h e Sigita Tamkevičius, Jadvyga B,is ieliauskienė Serge Kovalev Viktora Petkus Balys Gajauskas, s,Vytauta Skuodis Gintauta Iešmantas Povila Pečeliūnas, As, ntana Terleckas Juliu Sasnauskas adsefrton other b e a t h shackle o i m p r i s o n m e n s that you might eldniv a n believ i freedom! hnaCefc. hronicl o th Catholi Churc i Lithuani No 62 57 INDEX OF PERSONS

Andropov, Yuri, 23, 24, 31 Anilionis, Petras, 9, 31, 32, 33, 35 Antanavičius, A., 24 Bagdonas, 53 Bagušauskas, P., 36, 37 Bakučionis, Jurgis, 45 Beria, 19 Bieliauskienė, Jadvyga, 57 Blessed Virgin Mary, 40 Borisevičius, Bishop Vincentas, 1 Boruta, Father Jonas, 47 Brilienė, Ona 16, 20, 30, 46 Brilius, Father Vytautas 46, 47 Buivydas, 56 Bukauskienė, 34 Bukaveckaitė, Joana, 54, 55 Bulika, Father Bronius, 29, 30 Butėnas, Julius, 26, 30 Butkevičius, 32, 53 Butkevičius, Dr.,53 Butkienė, (Mrs.) S., 49 Butkus, 39 Butvilienė, (Mrs.) B.., 35 Chernenko, Konstantin, 32 Čepulionis, J., 49 Danyla, Father Jonas, 3, 24, 31 Deltuva, Father Albinas, 53 Doestoyevsky, 50 Dovidaitis, Father Gvidonas, 36, 37 Dulksnys, Father Kazys, 5, 31 Gailiūnas, A., 34 Gajauskas, Balys, 57 Gandhi, Muhatma, 52 Gardauskas, 55 Gavėnaitė, Monika, 39, 55, 56 Genys, 56

58 Chronicle of the Catholic Church in Lithuania No. 62 Girnius, Juozas 50 (Gražulis), Antanas, 35 Gražulis), 16 Gražulis, Father Antanas, 34, 35 Gražulis, Father Juozas, 35 Grinius, Juozas, 47 Grinys, 47 Gudanavičius, Father Gustavas, 17 Gustas, Father, 29 Gutauskas, Father Algirdas, 5, 31 Guzevičius, 50 Ieškmantas, Gintautas, 57 Ignotas, 33 Jakas, Edmundas, 46 Jančiauskas, 44 Jančiūtė, Nijolė, 49 Jankaitis, 54 Janulis, Anastazas, 49 Januška, R., 43 Jasiūnaitė, Stasė, 16 Jauniškis, Bronius, 3, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 Jegorov, S.S., 31, 32 Jonaitis, P. 47 Jotauta, 41, 42 Jozėnas, 10 Kaivanas, 31 Kalinauskas, Father Leonas, 39,45 Kaušienė, (Mrs.), 16, 20 Kelpšas, Saulius, 53 Kipp, SJ, Father Johann, 25, 28, 29 Kovalev, Sergei, 57 Krikščiūnas, Bishop Romualdas, 2 Kringelis, 39 Kruschev, 19 Kučingis, Antanas, 57 Kūlis, 34 Labukas-M at u lai t i s. Bishop Juozas, 2

Chronicle of the Catholic Church in Lithuania No. 62 59 ,Lapienienė Elena 49 ,Lapienis Vladas 47 48 49 50 ,Lauciuvienė 34 ,rLauriūnas Fathe Jonas 39 ,Leipus 55 56 ,Lenin 51 L, epeckienė 34 L, ileikis 43 44 L, iniauskas F. 47 48 50 ,Luckaitis 24 L, ysenko 19 M, ackevičius 39 ,Makštutis 9 35 M, atulevičius 39 53 M, atulevičius Archbishop J, urgis 6 40 M,r atulevičius Fathe Juozas 35 ,Mp atulionis Bisho Teofilius 1 2 Mažeikaitė-Sakalauskienė, a,Liudvik K. 23 ,pMaželis Bisho Petras 2 13 ,Minauris 25 26 ,Misiūnas Juozas 25 26 27 M, isiūnienė Sofija 27 M, ockus 39 ,)Mockuvienė (Mrs. S. 12 17 M, olotov 19 M, orkvėnas 9 ),Moškauskienė (Mrs. M. 50 ,Nr ašlėnas Fathe Petras 39 ,Navickaitė Genovaitė 3 2 , 4 0 , 4 1 , 4, 2 43 ,Olšauskas 37 P,p altarokas Bisho Kazimieras 2 P, aulauskas Ignas 55 ,Pečeliūnas Povilas 57 P, etkus Viktoras 57 ),Petraitienė (Mrs. A. 35 s,Petra Cidzikas 53 ,Pr ilka Fathe Steponas 44 ,Podžiukas 52

60 efcnCha. hronicl o th Catholi Churc i Lithuani No 62 ,nlePop Joh Pau II 3 7 11 39 ePs, op Piu XII 4 ,pPovilonis Bisho Liudvikas 2 5, ,7, 11 31 32 ,Poznyshev S.V. 51 ,Pupienis 24 ,rPūkas Fathe Vytautas 44 ,(Račiūnas) Jurgis 35 R,r ačiūnas Fathe Pranas 32 33, 3, 4 35 ,Raižytė Aldona 53 R,p amanauskas Bisho Pranas 1,2 ,)Rasilienė (Mrs. A. 49 p,Reinys Archbisho Mečislovas, 1,2 R, okys 53 ,St ain Casimir 3 4 5 6 7 8 9, 1, 0 11 12 32 36 ,Sasnauskas Julius 57 S, asnauskienė (Mrs.) 54 S,r enkus Fathe Vincentas 34 S, iečkus 34 S, ivickis 30 ,Skuodas Vytautas 57 p,Sladkevičius Bisho Vincentas, ,2, 5 31 32 ,Sruoga Balys 50 ,Stalin 2 19 51 ,Stankaitis Juozas 27 S, tarnavičius 35 S,p teponavičius Bisho Julijonas, 2 , 5 S, tonienė (Mrs.) 55 S, triokaitė Giedrė 54 ,Sutkevičius Janis 32 r,Svarinskas Fathe Alfonsas 3,10, ,12 13 14 16 17 20 30, ,23 24 36 37 38 39 44 45, ,46 47 49 54 55 56 57 Š, idiškis 9 ,Šimonis Ignas 52 a.nhcCfe hronicl o th Catholi Churc i Lithuani No 62 Š, lemfuktienė (Mrs.) 35 ,Šmičienė (Mrs.) J. 35 ,rTamkevičius Fathe Sigitas 3, 1, 2 13 14 15 16 17 18, 1, 9 2 0 2 1 2 3 2 4 36 4 5 , ,46 47 54 55 56 57 ,.Tamonis Father J 55 ,Tauronis J. 50 T, eresiūtė Regina 49 55 56 T, erleckas Antanas 57 ,Trotsky 19 ,Tvarijonavičiūtė Daiva 49 U,r rbonas Fathe Vytautas 10 p,Vaičius Bisho Antanas 2 5 31 V,r aliukonis Fathe Donatas 37 rV, ėlavičius Fathe Vincas 45 46 ,Viktorin 31 32 Ž, emaitis Father J. 25 29 30 )Ž, ėlienė (Mrs. A. 35 Ž, ukauskas 44

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