▁was ▁brought ▁to ▁trial ▁by ▁the ▁Y ug oslav ▁government ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁Heb ble th wa ite ▁called ▁it ▁a ▁" show tri al ▁for ▁dram atic ▁effect ▁with ▁the ▁ver dict ▁decided ▁in ▁advance , ▁it ▁had ▁nothing ▁to ▁do ▁with ▁justice ▁or ▁evidence ." ▁Time ▁Magazine ▁reported ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁that : In ▁a ▁Zag reb ▁sports ▁aud itor ium , ▁br illi antly ▁lit ▁for ▁photograph ers ▁and ▁ 5 0 0 ▁spect ators , ▁the ▁show ▁trial ▁of ▁Arch bishop ▁Alo ys ius ▁Ste pin ac ▁and ▁twelve ▁Catholic ▁pri ests ▁was ▁rolling ▁to ▁a ▁close . ▁Ch arg ed ▁by ▁Marsh al ▁T ito ▁with ▁" cr imes ▁against ▁the ▁people ", ▁the ▁ 4 8 - year - old ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁world ' s ▁fifth ▁largest ▁Catholic ▁dioc ese ▁... ▁tempor arily ▁lost ▁his ▁equ anim ity . ▁He ▁shook ▁an ▁angry ▁finger ▁at ▁the ▁court , ▁cried : ▁" Not ▁only ▁does ▁the ▁church ▁in ▁Y ug oslav ia ▁have ▁no ▁freedom , ▁but ▁in ▁a ▁short ▁while ▁the ▁church ▁will ▁be ▁anni h il ated ." ▁ ▁Ste pin ac ▁was ▁ind icted ▁on ▁charges ▁of ▁supporting ▁the ▁U sta še ▁government , ▁encourag ing ▁for cible ▁convers ions ▁of ▁Orth odox ▁Ser bs , ▁and ▁encourag ing ▁U sta še ▁resistance ▁in ▁Y ug oslav ia . ▁He ▁repeatedly ▁refused ▁to ▁defend ▁himself ▁against ▁the ▁charges ▁and ▁was ▁sent enced