Perhaps he should consider why Our Lady chose Medjugorje:
Why did Our Lady choose Medjugorje?
Our Lady gave a message on June 26, 1981, stating:“I have come because there are many true believers here. I wish to be with you to convert and to reconcile the whole world.”
Our Lady also gave a message on March 21, 1985:
“…I love you and in a special way I have chosen this parish, one more dear to me than the others, in which I have gladly remained when the Almighty sent me…”
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The programme outlined a political situation vis-a-vis Croatia which is very different to that before and during the civil war of the early 1990s.
Visiting then, my wife and I were surprised by the way in which the local people were keen on their Croatian heritage and identity but at the same time regarded their area as part of Bosnia-Herzegovina, very proud of Sarajevo as their capital and Mostar as their provincial.
Their nationalism seemed less about
union with Zagreb and much more about their dream of "Herzeg-Bosna" complete with their own stamps.
Towards the end however the currency most favoured seemed to be the DM followed by the Croatian currency.
Things change. Although the programme did err a little by over-emphasis on the political side, it did bring our attention to some difficulties of post-war B-i-H. The tensions remain and still need to be stated ... carefully.
As one Franciscan commented to a group of us mainly from aid agencies, "You have to be here for a long time in order to understand."
Historically, of course, Herzegovina and Bosnia proper have been intertwined for many centuries and closer, perhaps, than the propagandists and visitors, including visiting journalist - however scrupulous and balanced their research may be, are likely to understand.
It depends on who you talk to!
Thank you for such an interesting contribution.
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