Identitate naţională. Identitate confesională. Proiectul autonomiei catolice maghiare şi Biserica Unită din Transilvania
National Identity. Confessional Identity. The Hungarian Catholic Autonomy and the Greek-Catholic Church in Transylavnia

Summary/Abstract: During the 19th century both the Orthodox Church and the Greek-Catholic Church represented for the Transylvanian Romanians not only the spiritual part of their life but also the special bound with the nation. History provides examples that easily demonstrate the strong complementarity between religious and national identity: after 1867 it was the case of the Hungarian Catholic autonomy. This project was seen by the Greek-Catholic Church as a threat to the national and religious identity. Arguments such as the Florentine Council, the union with Rome, the establishment of the Metropolitan Seat in 1853 are coming to reinforce the appeal to its own identity. Rome represents not only the spiritual center but also the bound with the nation. The Romanian language is a mean of preserving the individuality. The National Congresses convened by the political elite emphasizes the special relationship between the Church and the Nation.

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