Iulian Ghercă, Pr. Anton Gabor şi rolul său în înfiinţarea Institutului Presa Bună / Father Anton Gabor and his role in establishing the Good Press Institute

Abstract

The development of a Catholic press in Romania was a constant wish of the Catholic Church. However, the realization of this project did not lead to unitary actions coordinated by the local, national ecclesiastical authority. It rather resulted in the personal actions of some members of the clergy who were later approved and supported by the Church. The establishment of the Presa Bună (The Good Press) Institute in Iaşi represents such a project that centered on Anton Gabor, one of the promoters of the establishment of a Catholic press in Romania. The issue of the establishment of a Catholic press in the diocese of Iasi, which covers the entire area of Moldova, was first discussed at the beginning of the 20th century (more precisely, in 1908), when priest Iosif Malinowski tried to publish a Catholic journal he intended to name “The Catholic Sheet”. In 1913 Monsignor Anton Gabor began publishing the magazine “Light of the Christian”, a pilot project and a more personal undertaking. However, he managed to maintain and develop this publication. Still, Anton Gabor (one of the most important supporters of the Catholic press in Romania) wanted more than simply editing a magazine.