Josip Bozanić

Josip Bozanić (2012)

Josip Bozanić (20 March 1949–) is a Croatian prelate of the Catholic Church who serves as the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Zagreb.

Quotes

• For we Europeans, regaining Christian memory and heritage - learning from past generations - means going back to the roots of our historical identity, drinking from the fountain of the Word of God. For we Europeans professing our faith, nourished by listening to the Word and by ecclesial experience, must take the form of bearing witness.
  • - For Europe: H. Em. Card. Josip BOZANIĆ, Archbishop of Zagreb (CROATIA) (6 October 2008) Press Office of the Holy See

• In the recent history of the Church in Europe, but also in other places throughout the world, there are witnesses and experiences of this martyrdom which arose even as icons of holiness: and the liturgical memory which the Church celebrates with veneration is the eternal sign that martyrdom is always the most explicit and convincing form of transmission of the faith.
  • - H. Em. Rev. Card. Josip BOZANIĆ, Archbishop of Zagreb (CROATIA) () Press Office of the Holy See

• It is necessary to open the archives. It is necessary to confront everything, from both the light and dark sides. We need to promote freedom of research and not fear the truth.
  • Interview with Cardinal Josip Bozanić: It is necessary to open the archives and revise the account of history created during the totalitarian regime in Croatia (18 November 2018)