Dear friends,

Many of you sent an e-mail to me asking about Fr. Tomislav VLASIC and the articles written about him in different papers, web sites and forums around the world. The one thing I can do is write about the facts as I am trying not to interfere in to the church's internal issues and problems. The facts that are true are:

1. Fr. Tomislav Vlasic was one of the franciscan friars that operated in the parish in the beginning of the apparitions he operated as a Vicar since Sep. 1981. He was removed 1985 to Vitina, but not punished, he had all the faculties - to preach, to hear confessions - also all the priestly duties.

2. Fr. Tomislav Vlasic is not involved with Medjugroje since 1985. That means that he is not involved with the activities and the pastoral care of the parish of Medjugorje. He does have a house in Medjugorje behind the hill of Crnica and between the village of Surmanc and Bijakovici.

3. He is not a member of the Franciscan Province of Herzegovina. He moved to Italy in 1988 and joined the Italian Franciscan Province of Abbruzzo in 1992. He decided in 1987 to go his way in forming a new Community, inspired by Medjugorje...

4. The six visionaries of Medjugroje have no contact with Fr. Tomislav Vlasis what so ever since the 80's.

I hope this answers some of your questions.