Duka Apologized to Slovaks During a Mass in Nitra for Being Lectured by Czechs

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On Saturday, while preaching at the Cyril and Methodius pilgrimage in Nitra, Slovakia, the emeritus Archbishop of Prague, Cardinal Dominik Duka, apologized to Slovaks for the Czechs who teach them about freedom and democracy.

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Hundreds of believers gathered in Nitra.

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Cardinal Dominik Duka, Archbishop Emeritus of Prague, today in a sermon at the Cyril and Methodius pilgrimage in Nitra, western Slovakia, asked Slovaks for forgiveness for the Czechs who teach them about democracy and freedom. Slovak media reported this. Hundreds of believers attended the pilgrimage, Duka celebrated a solemn mass and spoke Slovak at the beginning. Prime Minister Robert Fico later expressed his gratitude for this.

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During his pilgrimage in Nitra, Duka recalled the tension between the two nations and the history of their relations.

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According to the daily Sme, the Mass in Nitra was originally to be celebrated by Cardinal Robert Prevost, but the plan fell through after Leo XIV was elected Pope in May. Duka also recalled the historical tension between Slovaks and Czechs, especially the protests against the Prague government during the pilgrimage in 1933. "Unfortunately, history is repeating itself in a worrying way," he said, according to the Štandard website, and apologized …

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Nitra (Slovakia) - Cardinal Dominik Duka, emeritus archbishop of Prague, today in a sermon at the Cyril and Methodius pilgrimage in Nitra in western Slovakia asked Slovaks for forgiveness for the Czechs who teach them about democracy and freedom. Slovak media reported this. Hundreds of believers participated in the pilgrimage, Duka celebrated a solemn mass and spoke Slovak at the beginning.