ter ," ▁fear ing ▁it ▁would ▁lead ▁to ▁sch ism ▁in ▁the ▁Cro at ian ▁church ▁or ▁und erm ine ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁a ▁future ▁Cro at ian ▁state . ▁ ▁Post - war ▁tri als ▁Ro ž man ▁Bishop ▁Greg or ij ▁Ro ž man ▁of ▁L jub lj ana ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁bishop ▁tried ▁for ▁" coll abor ation " ▁in ▁Y ug oslav ia , ▁in ▁absent ia , ▁by ▁the ▁military ▁court ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁The ▁case ▁was ▁re open ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁by ▁the ▁Sloven e ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁ver dict ▁was ▁ann ul led ▁on ▁proced ural ▁grounds . ▁The ▁British ▁occup ational ▁authorities ▁recommended ▁he ▁" be ▁arrested ▁and ▁intern ed ▁as ▁a ▁U sta š a ▁collabor ator ". ▁Ph ayer ▁views ▁his ▁trial ▁as ▁a ▁" w arm - up ▁for ▁proceed ings ▁against ▁Ste pin ac ." ▁After ▁Ro ž man ▁was ▁conv icted , ▁Ste pin ac ▁was ▁arrested . ▁Ro ž man ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁som etime ▁after ▁the ▁war ▁and ▁found ▁a ▁haven ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁through ▁the ▁inter cess ion ▁of ▁influ ential ▁cler ics . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁the ▁U . S ., ▁a ▁legal ▁al ien ▁but ▁not ▁a ▁U . S . ▁citiz en . ▁ ▁Ste pin ac ▁ ▁The ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁Zag reb , ▁Alo ys ius ▁Ste pin ac ,