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Bishop said to be applying pressure to those connected with Medjugorje

         While those connected with the apparition site of Medjugorje in Bosnia-Hercegovina have breathed a collective sigh of relief with a new pastor, Ivan Sesar, who is both highly educated (he's a canon lawyer) and spiritual, behind the scenes a maelstrom continues to develop around the diocesan bishop, Ratko Peric.

         Long a foe of Medjugorje (as an assistant he is said to have helped negatively sway the previous bishop), Bishop Peric is rumored to be pressuring Father Svetozar Kraljevic, a Franciscan who has been involved since the early days of the apparitions, to stop speaking at conferences connected with Medjugorje. Meanwhile, Father Jozo Zovko, another well-known priest, is still not allowed to say Mass at Medjugorje and is stationed a distance away. 

         Other forms of pressure have been applied to nuns who promote Medjugorje. Before his death last autumn, Father Slavko Barbaric, the priest most closely associated with Medjugorje, was also under similar pressure from Peric, who sought to relocate Faher Slavko to a mission about half an hour away. By the time of his death, however, matters had been ironed out, according to our sources, reportedly as the result of an intervention from officials in Rome. While rumor has it that the bishop wanted Father Slavko's funeral held outside Medjugorje, it ended up in the village with thousands attending, including Bishop Peric, who graciously spoke during the Mass. 

         Reports that Father Petar Ljubicic, another priest closely connected to the seers since the early days, is returning have been denied by a source close to him. Father Ljubicic is currently in Germany.

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