US EditionPilgrim walks across Bosnia to help heal the lasting wounds of war
- Josip Jelinic, a 32-year-old Catholic physiotherapist and recent evangelist from Ljubuski, began his 1,000-kilometer "Way of the Cross" pilgrimage on February 26 at the Shrine of Our Lady in Medjugorje, Bosnia, visiting towns, villages, and war memorials to pay tribute to victims from the Bosnian Muslim, Orthodox Serb, and Catholic Croat communities.
- Jelinic's pilgrimage, scheduled to end on April 18, aims to promote reconciliation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a region still affected by the intercommunal conflict from 1992 to 1995 that left nearly 100,000 dead, amidst a current political crisis where Bosnian Serb leaders are stoking secessionist sentiment.
- During his journey, Jelinic carries an eight-kilogram cross and a Bosnian flag strapped to his backpack, and on one Tuesday, he stooped at a monument in the courtyard of the White Mosque of Stupni Do, honoring the 38 Bosnian Muslim civilians killed there in October 1993 by Bosnian Croat forces, a visit that was welcomed by the imam and villagers.
- Along his route between Stupni Do and Borovica, where 18 Croatian civilians and soldiers were killed by Bosnian Muslim forces in November 1993, Jelinic has been met with overwhelmingly positive reactions from residents of all three communities, who offer him food, lodging, and money, with some stopping to hug him or take photos, demonstrating a desire for peace despite political obstacles.
- Expressing the sentiment of many, 68-year-old Bosnian Muslim Ismet Abdulahovic, who stopped to greet Jelinic in Vares, stated, "This is exceptional, rare, what an honourable young man! We need this, and no tension between people," while Jelinic calls for forgiveness and hopes for peace to return to people's hearts, acknowledging that "resentment is a poison that ravages human beings.
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Pilgrim walks across Bosnia to help heal the lasting wounds of war
Josip Jelinic knelt down in the pouring rain, leaned on a wooden crucifix and uttered words that are still rare in Bosnia, 30 years after the end of a brutal civil war.
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