One pope, two churches: Refugees, human rights and religion in Croatia and Italy

This article analyses the responses of the Catholic Church in Croatia and Italy to the refugee crisis, particularly the churches' discourses on human rights issues and positions in public debates on refugees and migrants. Although both Catholic churches followed the Church's teachings on ‘...

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Auteurs: Giordan, Giuseppe 1966- (Auteur) ; ZrinŠščak, Siniša (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Sage [2018]
Dans: Social compass
Année: 2018, Volume: 65, Numéro: 1, Pages: 62-78
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Italie / Église catholique / Kroatien / Aide aux réfugiés / Droit de l’homme
RelBib Classification:AD Sociologie des religions
CD Christianisme et culture
KBJ Italie
KBK Europe de l'Est
KDB Église catholique romaine
Sujets non-standardisés:B Italie
B refugeesCroatie
B droits de l'homme
B réfugiés
B Human Rights
B Catholic Church
B Italy
B Église catholique
B Croatia
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Résumé:This article analyses the responses of the Catholic Church in Croatia and Italy to the refugee crisis, particularly the churches' discourses on human rights issues and positions in public debates on refugees and migrants. Although both Catholic churches followed the Church's teachings on ‘strangers', associated with providing concrete help to people in need, the Catholic Church in Croatia pursued what can be classified as a charitable approach, while the Catholic Church in Italy followed solidarity and utilitarian approaches. Equally, the Catholic Church in Croatia remained a silent public actor in the refugee crisis, while the Catholic Church in Italy became a prominent actor in public debates, engaging with human rights discourses. The selective and ambivalent uses of human rights discourses emerged as a factor in understanding these two churches' different positions on refugees and migrants.
ISSN:1461-7404
Contient:Enthalten in: Social compass
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0037768617745481