Ivan Grubišić
| Don Ivan Grubišić |
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| Member of Parliament | |
| Assumed office 22 December 2011 |
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| Prime Minister | Zoran Milanović |
| Constituency | X electoral district |
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| Born | 20 June 1936 Dicmo, Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
| Political party | Independent |
| Residence | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Alma mater | University of Zagreb University of Zadar |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Priest, sociologist (in retirement) |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
| Worldview | Liberal[1] |
Rev. Ivan Grubišić (born 20 June 1936) is a Croatian retired Roman Catholic priest and sociologist, and an independent representative in the Croatian Parliament.
Early life[edit]
Born in Dicmo, Grubišić graduated high school in 1956 at the Episcopal Classical Gymnasium in Split. He received a degree in 1962 at the Catholic Theological Faculty in Zagreb, and also a degree in sociology and philosophy at the Faculty of Philosophy in Zadar in 1982. He received his Ph.D. in 1995 at the Faculty of Philosophy in Zagreb, with the thesis titled Religious behavior of Catholics in Dalmatia in the mid-80s and evaluation of behavior.
Academia[edit]
He taught at the Catechetical Institute at the Catholic Theological Faculty in Zagreb, the Theological-Catechetical Institute in Split and the Croatian Studies college. Although retired, as of 2013[update] he still teaches at the Maritime Faculty of Philosophy in Split.
He is the initiator and one of the founders of the Croatian academic association Split - Čovjek nadasve. He is the founder and the leader of the public lecture series Suvremeno društvo i duhovnost (Contemporary Society and Spirituality) and Znanost i društvo (Science and Society). He authored 12 books and edited four conference proceedings. He is the founder and managing editor of the journal Dijalog (Dialogue).
He was awarded the National Award for the Promotion and Popularization of Science, Annual Award of the City of Split, Award "Velimir Terzić" for the promotion of democracy in Croatia, as well as the Slobodna Dalmacija Award for Lifetime Achievement. President Stipe Mesić awarded him the Order of Danica Hrvatska, for special merits in culture, in 2007.
Politics[edit]
From the very start of his political involvement, the leadership of the Catholic Church in Croatia warned Grubišić against candidacy in parliamentary elections, and against active engagement in politics.[2]
Ivan Grubišić led an independent list in the 2011 Croatian parliamentary election.[3][4][5] In the 10th electoral unit in Dalmatia, they won 11.7% of the vote and two seats in Sabor.[1]
In January 2012, the Archbishop of Split-Makarska Marin Barišić suspended Grubišić because of his founding of a political party, and the acceptance of the parliamentary term.[2] His suspension covered exercise of confession, preaching and celebrating the Holy Mass, as well as the ban on wearing the priestly garments.[2]
Grubišić actively advocates revision, even termination of the treaty between the Republic of Croatia and the Holy See, which would reduce the amount of taxpayer money annually given by the Croatian government to Catholic Church. He also opposes the teaching of religious education in public schools.[6][7] During the campaign for the 2013 referendum for prohibiting same-sex marriage, Grubišić stated that "referendum is unnecessary because definition of a marriage as a union between a man and a woman already stands in the family law. Sea does not need further bringing." In addition, he added that referendum created a form of talibanism, which means exclusion of others and different which is in contrast with the Christs teaching.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Dobrila Stella (6 December 2011). "Željko Kerum nije izborni fenomen, ali Ivan Grubišić jest" [Željko Kerum is not an election wonder, but Ivan Grubišić is one]. Vjesnik (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
- ^ a b c "Crkva drastično kaznila don Grubišića!" [Church drastically punished Rev. Grubišić!]. T-Portal. 4 January 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
- ^ "Don Ivan Grubišić: Oni koji glasuju po inerciji, neprijatelji su hrvatske budućnosti". Index.hr.
- ^ "Bozanić: Crkveni ljudi koji su posegnuli za političkim ponudama pretvorili su rodne voćnjake u pustinju". Jutarnji list.
- ^ "Ivan Grubišić predstavio izborni program: za korjenite promjene je potrebno otvoriti oči". Index.hr.
- ^ Don Ivan Grubišić: Hrvatska bi u krizi trebala raskinuti ugovor s Vatikanom [Rev. Ivan Grubišić: Due to the crisis, Croatia should terminate the treaty with the Vatican], Slobodna Dalmacija, 30 September 2012, retrieved 29 December 2012
- ^ Vjeronauk iz škola, Vatikanski ugovor na reviziju [Religious education out of schools, the Vatican agreement on revision], Nacional, 28 November 2011, retrieved 29 December 2013
External links[edit]
- "Don Ivan Grubišić?" (in Croatian). Split, Croatia: Savez za građansku i etičku Hrvatsku. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
