Abstract
In 2022, press reports on churches are increasingly frequent. The war that broke out on 24 February brought to the fore once again such previously less central topics as the churches, the role of Christians, and within this the Catholic-Orthodox relationship. Partly because of this fact, it is worth taking a look at how Vatican diplomacy was shaped during Trianon, what role the churches played in the political decisions that were taken. Our analysis is based on the diary of a former elected Catholic bishop who served as a church adviser in the Austro-Hungarian Empire's diplomacy . The diary was recently processed and published by Péter Bertalan, following detailed archival research , and thus entirely new information has been made available to the public on this topic. In the following, we will show how János Csiszárik tried to achieve political results through the network of church connections that remained from the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy . In the following, we will shed light on how networks shape the events of a given era, how much human ties, friendships and personal experiences matter. The analysis of Peter Bertalan's travel diary, published for the first time, has highlighted the importance of the network of relationships that provide insights into the difficult situation of Vatican diplomacy in the period under study..
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