"On 2 April 1995, Bishop Perić, along with his secretary, was abducted by an angry mob and held in a car in front of a Franciscan monastery for eight hours.The abduction was retaliation for Perić's intention to replace the Franciscans with diocesan priests in several parishes as well because of his criticism of the unconfirmed apparitions of Mary, mother of Jesus in Medjugorje.