Bosnian church leader welcomes bishop's Nobel Peace Prize nomination

Published: 2004-05-14

OXFORD, England (CNS) -- A Catholic leader in Bosnia-Herzegovina said the nomination of a Bosnian bishop for the Nobel Peace Prize will bring attention to the "country's unresolved problems." Bishop Franjo Komarica of Banja Luka received the nomination from the Sarajevo-based International League of Humanists. "At a time when Bosnians feel forgotten alongside events in Kosovo and Iraq, this initiative will alert people of good will to our country's unresolved problems," said Msgr. Mato Zovkic, vicar general of the Sarajevo Archdiocese. Msgr. Zovkic told Catholic News Service that the nomination, which came from an ethnically diverse group with backing from Orthodox and Muslim leaders, was "a significant ecumenical development." Msgr. Zovkic, co-chairman of Bosnia's Interreligious Council, said the bishop had won respect from Serbs and Muslims for his defense of human rights.

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