The greater the pressure, the better you can resist – cardinal Miloslav Vlk in conflict with the communist dictatorship Cover Image

Čím větší tlak, tím kvalitnější, co odolá. Kardinál Miloslav Vlk ve střetu s komunistickou iktaturou
The greater the pressure, the better you can resist – cardinal Miloslav Vlk in conflict with the communist dictatorship

Author(s): Stanislava Vodičková
Subject(s): History
Published by: Ústav pro studium totalitních režimů

Summary/Abstract: This study follows Cardinal M. Vlk’s journey as a priest in the period of the Communist regime, when the Roman Catholic Church was regarded as a major ideological enemy. In his story (the regime viewed him as one of the most dangerous priests in the Roman Catholic Church) we can observe means of persecution and instruments of power, as well as concrete mechanisms that the Communist regime at various stages of its development used in an attempt to stamp out religious life in Czechoslovakia.

  • Issue Year: VI/2012
  • Issue No: 04
  • Page Range: 84-97
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Czech