death on 11 March 2012. The first and current postulator for this cause is Monsignor Juraj Batelja. Positions Medjugorje Kuharić was vocal regarding the status of Medjugorje and once declared that "we therefore leave this aspect for further investigation. The Church is in no hurry". The cardinal said that the Croatian Episcopal Conference deemed "Medjugorje as a holy place, as a shrine" though said further research was needed to make a full decision regarding Medjugorje's status. Ecumenism The cardinal was open to dialogue with other faiths and was receptive to meeting with interfaith leaders during his episcopal tenure. He met several times with the Patriarch Pavle from the Serbian Orthodox Church to discuss ongoing relations between the two Churches. References External links Hagiography Circle Catholic Hierarchy Encyclopedia Britannica 1919 births 2002 deaths People from Krašić University of Zagreb alumni Archbishops of Zagreb Bishops appointed by Pope Paul VI Participants in the Second Vatican Council 20th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Croatia Cardinals created by Pope John Paul II Croatian cardinals 20th-century cardinals Burials at Zagreb Cathedral Servants of God 21st-century venerated Christians Roman Catholic archbishops in Yugoslavia