Owning Good King Wenceslas…
On March 30th, a compromise was reached in the 14 year long dispute between the Roman Catholic Church and the Czech Republic. The fight was simple. The Roman Catholic Church claimed they owned the cathedral while the national government also claimed property rights to the 1344 house of worship.
In 1954, when Czechoslovakia was under Communist rule, the cathedral was administered by the state. However, according to a 2005 court decision, the communist government never actually secured the deed to the cathedral. This claim remained contested until March 30th when the two parties agreed to share the national treasure.
Only one thing bothers me in all this. I suppose I can forgive President Václav Klaus for missing this important point (even though he holds close to 50 honorary doctorates and at least one in his own right). But, I will not let the Archbishop of Prague off the hook on this one. Cardinal Vlk, the only person who holds the deed on that cathedral in Jesus. Don’t they cover that in archbishop’s catechism?!
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