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The author deals with the origin and development of the conflict between Archbishop Stadler and the Croatian National Community and the mission of Apostolic Delegate Pierre Bastien in reconciling the estranged parties. The paper is in two parts: the first section deals with the origin and development of the conflict, that is, the events from 1908 to the end of 1910, while the second section deals with the mission of Apostolic Delegate Bastien, which - with reference to this matter - lasted from the end of 1910 to the beginning of 1912. The conflict arose over the inclusion or non-inclusion of Catholic principles in the Community statutes. Archbishop Stadler felt that if the Community wanted to care for the well-being of Croat Catholics, it must do so in accordance with the principles of the Catholic faith and make this clear in its statutes. The leadership of the Community considered this unnecessary. The conflict intensified after the annexation of 1908 and the announcement of the organization of political life, that is, the proclamation of elections and the convening of parliament. In this period, Stadler intensified pressure on the leadership of the Community. Fearing that the Community might pursue a policy without cooperating with church structures, he again insisted on the incorporation of Catholic principles in the statutes, also asking the Community to work in cooperation with the clergy. When the Community refused, he tried - but failed - to change its leadership. During these events, the clergy were divided: the diocesan clergy sided with Stadler, while the Franciscan clergy sided with the Community. Concluding that he would not be able to change things in the Community, Stadler set about founding a new political organization - the Croatian Catholic Association. In founding the Association, he forbade the clergy of his diocese, who worked in the parishes, to become members of the Community. The diocesan clergy obeyed, while the Franciscan clergy, although officially exiting the Community, continued to work for it. Mutual recriminations, which at times went beyond the boundaries of decency and ecclesiastical propriety, became public. As the issue manifestly became a Church problem, both sides requested the intervention of the Holy See, which decided to send Benedictine P. Bastien, as Apostolic Delegate, with the mission of reconciling the two parties. The Apostolic Delegate carried out this mission from late 1910 until early 1912. At the end of March 1911, after a three-month stay in Bosnia, he sent the Holy See his first report on the division among Catholics in BiH. Bastien's report diverges substantially from the facts that had led to the conflict. He identified Archbishop Stadler as the main culprit in the dispute, though he attributed some responsibility to both the Community and the Franciscans. Bastien tried to resolve the conflict by mediating a reconciliation effort and finding a solution with the hierarchy. This approach did not bear fruit. The views of Archbishop Stadler and Bishop Markovic, who supported the Community, remained unchanged. After failing with the hierarchy, he turned to the leaders of the Community and the Association. Both sides were inclined to come together. The main obstacle was securing the revocation of Stadler's ban on clergy joining the Community. Representatives of the Association suggested that the ban be rescinded after the proposed merger took place, while Community representatives demanded that the ban be rescinded as a condition for negotiations. Bastien supported the position of the Community. At the same time as Bastien's negotiations with the representatives of the Community and the Association, the Party of Rights from Zagreb was involved in mediating reconciliation. Bastien was asked not to participate in these negotiations. Although he did not participate, he continued to insist that Stadler rescind the ban. Stadler skillfully sidestepped this until reunification in January 1912, after which he rescinded the ban. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The author analyses some of the important moments in the public life of Archbishop Josip Stadier during the First World War, on three themes: the Archbishop's reaction to the Sarajevo Assassination and the beginning of the First World War, the Archbishop's pastoral-charitable work during the war, and the Archbishop's advocacy for the survival of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy and a solution to the Croatian question with in the Monarchy. The topics are addressed in the context of war events. Archbishop Stadier viewed the Sarajevo Assassination as an attack on the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, and as such he condemned it and subsequently identified Serbia as the main cause of the beginning of the war, which, according to him, was not intended only to destroy a portion of Croat territory, as part of which he counted Bosnia and Herzegovina, but also to destroy Catholicism in these countries. One of the Archbishop's important activities during the war was to help people who were in various types of difficulty as a result of the conflict. He repeatedly appealed to the clergy and to the faithful in his Archdiocese, and by example he showed them how to engage in various charitable actions to help those who had strayed, regardless of their religious affiliation. At the beginning of 1918 he was accused by one of the Croatian newspapers of not being a humanitarian, but rather a usurer because he intended to sell some grain from his estate and settle some of his debts. The analysis of archive documents shows that this accusation was simply malicious. When the Slavic question in the southern part of the Monarchy started, the Archbishop presented his proposal. He was committed to the survival of the Catholic Monarchy within which a Croatian state would exist and Bosnia and Herzegovina would be its integral part. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]