Louis Knuffke
2026-04-30
Hungarian priest writes open letter in defense of Romanian Norbertine Abbot evicted by local government
The following is an open letter sent to the Lepanto Institute by Fr. Attila Bazsó-Dombi, a Hungarian Greek Catholic priest who was present on April 14 in Oradea at the eviction enforcement against Abbot Anzelm Fejes of the Norbertine Abbey of Oradea, also known as the Premonstratensian Provostry of Váradhegyfok. Fr. Attila prevented the gendarmes and police from attempting to take Abbot Anzelm from the altar during the celebration of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.
OPEN LETTER
ON THE INCREASING PRESSURE OF THE ATTEMPTED USURPATION OF VÁRADHEGYFOK PREMONSTRATENSIAN ORDER’S PROPERTIES
I, undersigned, Attila Bazsó-Dombi, priest serving in the Hungarian Greek Catholic voluntary mission in Transylvania, make this Declaration at the prompting of my own conscience, whose motive requires no explanation. What would more require explanation is rather indifference and silence: How does God regard the one who doesn’t stand beside the afflicted, unjustly attacked, persecuted, tormented fellow human being, fellow believer, brother priest?
In this tragic matter, I must first of all warn those involved in any way on the levels of Catholic moral theology, ecclesiastical and secular legal practice, as well as ecclesiastical and secular politics; all Hungarian and Romanian Catholic bishops and priests; all Hungarian Catholics and of other denominations; all Christians; all supporters and all opponents; all people of goodwill; all indifferent observers; finally, but not least, domestic and international public opinion.
The whole document is readable both, under the source link and in the .pdf uploaded.
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