Mesic's relations with the Catholic Church's hierarchy were under constant tension, as he criticized their involvement in politics and they criticized him claiming he is not protecting national interests.
Mesićevi su odnosi s hijerarhijom katoličke crkve stalno su bili zategnuti, budući da je kritizirao njihovo uplitanje u politiku, a oni su njega kritizirali tvrdeći kako ne štiti nacionalne interese.