Egyháztörténeti Szemle 15. (2014)
2014 / 2. szám - SUMMARIES IN ENGLISH - Hantos-Varga Márta: Dilemmas of the catholic Politics in 1945 and 1946 - Kovács-Veres Tamás Gergely: The Registry Entries of the Parish in Sajóvárkony (18 August 1695 - 04 May 1737)
Summaries in English 95 Dilemmas of the Catholic Politics in 1945 and 1946 Hantos-Varga, Márta The study, based on documents found in church archives, investigates the problem of the guidance / directive of Catholic politics in 1945 and 1946, in one of the most exciting periods of 20th century Hungarian history, a transitional period which was interwoven with real and deceptive possibilities. The article reaches the conclusion that in the interval between the lost war and signing the peace treaty the leadership of the Hungarian Catholic Church could not leave their habitual functional mechanisms behind. In a society developing democratically, the Catholic Church advocated ‘catholic interests’ without democratic mentality (in connection with issues such as having confidence in laymen or the autonomy of laymen’s decisions). On the one hand, the origin of this behaviour was the church model established in the early modern times, on the other hand, the development of the political, social and ecclesiastical history of the region, as well as the character and political judgement of archbishop Mindszenty, and last but not least, the solicitude for the ‘benefit of the souls’ (salus animarum), which has always been the supreme goal of ecclesiastical action. The Registry Entries of the Parish in Sajóvárkony (18 August 1695 - 04 May 1737) Kovács-Veres, Tamás Gergely In his work the author studies the earliest christening, marriage and death registry entries of Sajóvárkony Parish between 1695 and 1737. He starts with the introduction of the local and ecclesiastical relations of the era then he continues to explain the relations of the mother and the affiliated church using still existing certificates that were made out during tithing by the parsons. The registry allows the monitoring of the succeeding parsons’ and schoolmasters’ activities as well. The author presents the life of the population in Bolyok, Ózd and Várkony parishes by means of Hungarian- Latin source texts. The author proves that the formula-based entries include not only the most important factual data but other historical and cultural information as well. To support his findings he writes about the various religious denominations, the lower levels of education, the accommodation of the army and the occupational lines. Finally, he lists the certificates, oath text formulas, and the parsons’ and schoolmaster’ incomes which had been originally entered into the book separately from the mentioned entries in bilingual format. The agreements, recorded in different periods, trustworthily reflect the social stratification of the villages and the level of individual financial contribution.
