Catholic Church supports anti-tax protests

Paper sponsored by the Catholic Church, Glas Koncila, says that anti-tax protests are a legitimate warning and a clear sign of changing times.

According to the latest issue of Glas Koncila, Catholic Church gives a green light to protests announced in Croatia and objects newly imposed ‘crisis tax’. Glas Koncila’s chief editor Rev. Ivan Miklenic says that “peaceful protests are not only a legitimate warning but also a clear indicator of the time we live in”, Vecernji List reports.

Rev. Miklenic says that results of recent years show that protests like this tend to be successful since government either fully sways to the pressure, or at least partially accepts certain demands.

Rev. Miklenic justifies protestors by saying that these kinds of events are not easily organized and that it takes a number of chronically dissatisfied individuals before a community decides to make that step. Acknowledging the importance of meaningful transformation is important in changing our community - Rev. Miklenic adds.

Former protests brought only short-term success

He also stressed the importance of former protests where authorities were proven wrong and where protestors played a crucial role in correcting government mistakes. He adds, however, that this mechanism can only serve a temporary solution.

“Citizens should not accept the fact that our authorities are ready to make laws that stimulate import and damage home production of our already weakened villages” – Ivan Mikelic says. He also adds that these harmful laws are brought because of strong lobbyists and their individual interests.