▁change ▁with ▁little ▁compla int ". ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁Be kt ashi ▁order ▁and ▁its ▁leadership ▁were ▁against ▁the ▁Italian ▁occupation ▁and ▁remained ▁an ▁opposition ▁group . ▁Fischer ▁suspect s ▁that ▁the ▁It ali ans ▁eventually ▁tired ▁of ▁the ▁opposition ▁of ▁the ▁Be kt ashi ▁Order , ▁and ▁had ▁its ▁head , ▁N ij az ▁D eda , ▁murder ed . ▁ ▁The ▁Alban ian ▁Orth odox ▁hierarchy ▁also ▁acqu ies ced ▁in ▁the ▁occupation , ▁according ▁to ▁Fischer . ▁The ▁prim ate ▁of ▁the ▁church , ▁Arch bishop ▁K isi , ▁along ▁with ▁three ▁other ▁b ish ops , ▁expressed ▁formal ▁appro val ▁of ▁the ▁Italian ▁invasion ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 . ▁ ▁Metropolitan ▁Vis ar ion ▁X h uv ani ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁deleg ation ▁which ▁carried ▁the ▁Alban ian ▁throne ▁to ▁Victor ▁E manuel ▁III ▁in ▁Rome . ▁ ▁The ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁and ▁many ▁C athol ics ▁were ▁support ive ▁of ▁the ▁invasion , ▁but ▁Fischer ▁states ▁there ▁were ▁many ▁exceptions , ▁particularly ▁of ▁among ▁the ▁village ▁pri ests ▁since ▁most ▁of ▁them ▁were ▁trained ▁in ▁Alban ia ▁and ▁were ▁quite ▁national istic . ▁Some ▁of ▁them ▁even ▁left ▁Alban ia ▁after ▁the ▁Italian ▁invasion . ▁But ▁the ▁hierarchy ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁hand ▁was ▁quite ▁support ive , ▁with ▁the ▁apost ol ic ▁delegate ▁seeing ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁possibility ▁to ▁give ▁more ▁freedom ▁to ▁Alban ians ▁who ▁wanted ▁to ▁become ▁Catholic . ▁The ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁had ▁also ▁the ▁most ▁financial ▁support ▁per ▁member ▁during ▁the ▁Italian ▁occupation