Mapping the Status of the Greek Catholic Church after 1948 from the Perspective of Selected Local Periodicals

• Authors: Jana Lukáčova , Peter Šturák , Viktor Kichera

Abstracts

EN

Aim. The article discusses the status of the Greek Catholic Church from 1948 to 1950. It also presents how this period was presented through media. Since it is possible to investigate this aspect within the framework of a comparison of several media channels, we have decided to introduce the comparison through the perspective of the daily-newspaper Rudé právo. Methods. The findings of our research study are based on the data collected from archival and documentary sources, as well as professional studies and monographs related to the above-mentioned topic. Results. Based on our research topic, we can understand how the attitude towards the Greek Catholic Church changed after the events of February 1948 and what impact the change of regime had on its functioning. Regarding media, we can observe how the pressure on the Greek Catholic Church changed in relation to the regime change and individual historical events, and how the media expressed its opinion on the Church. Conclusion. Media is not only a source of information for people, but it also creates public opinion, and therefore, it was extremely important to control this state apparatus in the past. We must understand that availability of information in the 1950s and today is significantly different. Catholic periodicals were almost non-existent and thus, people often received misleading or false information. Through our research, which is presented in the tabular presentation of data, we can discover the increasing pressure against the Church, and the response of the public to the Church.

Keywords

EN

Greek Catholic Church; history; Czechoslovakia; daily-newspaper

• Publisher: Fundacja Pro Scientia Publica
• Journal: Journal of Education Culture and Society
• Year: 2023
• Volume: 14
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 439-455

Dates

published

2023

Contributors

author

Jana Lukáčova

• Department of Historical Sciences, Greek Catholic Theological Faculty University of Presov Ulica biskupa Gojdiča 2, 080 01 Prešov, Slovakia

• https://orcid.org/0000000329318437

author

Peter Šturák

• Department of Historical Sciences, Greek Catholic Theological Faculty University of Presov Ulica biskupa Gojdiča 2, 080 01 Prešov, Slovakia

• https://orcid.org/0000000346065208

author

Viktor Kichera

• Department of Modern Ukrainian History and foreign countries, Faculty of History and International Relations Uzhhorod National University Narodna Square, 3, 88000, Ukraine, Transcarpathian Region, Uzhhorod, Ukraine

• https://orcid.org/0000000243332377

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Identifiers

DOI

10.15503/jecs2023.2.439.455

Biblioteka Nauki

18787582