Kangrga , "We" and "They". Critique of Everything in M. Kangrga and Disrupt Dialogue between the Church and Marxists in Croatia

Abstract

A public communication between the Catholic Church and radical left in Croatia today is burdened with misunderstandings that are reflections of a deeper ideological confrontation that has historical and sociological background. In this paper, we considered a philosophical work of Milan Kangrga, representative and one of founders of Praxis school to confirm an assumption that we need to reestablish a dialogue between the Church and political left since the prewar dialogue between the theologians and Marxists had his lacks. The dialogue between the Church and Marxists before the war had certain success, although the open and constructive discussion about themes that could be relevant for both sides did not continue after the war, not only due to the war conflicts and its consequences, but political polarization also. We considered the critique of political and social situation in Croatia by Milan Kangrga since his opinions were widely misunderstood, and taken in context of ideological conflict, although we presented how in certain questions regarding the relation toward modernity, civil rights, freedoms, and rule of law, he was not far from critical voices in Catholic Church. The dialogue between the Church and political left can be reestablished and continued in which we need to observe how to overcome a barriers that were, during the long time unnoticed and neglected.