The Eighth Tribe, 1975 (2. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1975-06-01 / 6. szám
JUNE, 1975 THE EIGHTH TRIBE Page Five A Bazilika és a Prímási Palota The residence of the Primate in Esztergom The years passed. The Cardinal went from 170 to 97 pounds. A year was spent in a hospital to improve his weakened condition. 1956. The revolution. Cardinal Mindszenty is set free. It lasts for two short weeks. When the Communists regain control, Mindszenty seeks refuge in the American Embassy in Budapest. His admittance is granted and for the next fifteen years he is confined to the safety of the Embassy within his beloved Budapest. In 1971 it becomes advisable for the Cardinal to leave Hungary. He was fast reaching the age where the American government could not risk the complications of him dieing in the Embassy. Mindszenty did not want to leave Hungary, feeling that if he left, Hungary would be lost from the Church forever. After much discussion and appeals from Rome, Cardinal Mindszenty made his decision. On September 29, 1971 he spread his hands, blessed the capital city and country he loved, and departed. In 1974, Cardinal Mindszenty came to the United States. Hungarian people from the east coast to the west welcomed him with love and respect, regardless of faith. During his tour he visited both Catholic and Protestant churches, bringing the message of a saddened Hungary with him. The death of Cardinal Joseph Mindszenty came on Tuesday, May 6, 1975, in Vienna, Austria at his official residence Pazmaneum. His funeral, held at St. Stephen’s church, was attended by high government officials of many nations and Hungarians who came from all over the world to pay their last respect to the last primate of Hungary. The body was placed in the chapel of the Basilica in Mariacell, Austria. Never again did this son of Hungary see his treasured homeland. Until his death, Cardinal Joseph Mindszenty had traveled the world letting all know the atrocities done the Hungarian people. He was a great man, a noble man, and with his passing all Hungarians have suffered a great personal loss. Researched by Nancy J. Chomos Bibliography: Mindszenty, Cardinal Joseph, MEMOIRS, MacMillan Publishing Co., Inc., N.Y., 1974. T
