Polish church defends John Paul sainthood after abuse claims
Warsaw, Poland AP The leaders of Poland’s Catholic Church on Tuesday defended the late John Paul II’s sainthood and fast-track canonization process in response to a Polish TV report alleging that he covered up clergy sex abuses while archbishop in Poland. The Polish Church figures also said that a commission of experts in various fields […]
Polish TV report: John Paul II knew of abuse as archbishop
Warsaw, Poland AP St John Paul II knew about sexual abuse of children by priests under his authority and sought to conceal it when he was an archbishop in his native Poland, a television news report has alleged. In a story that aired late Monday, Polish channel TVN24 named three priests whom the future pope then […]
Vatican probes alleged abuse negligence by Polish cardinal
Warsaw, PolandAP The Vatican’s embassy in Poland said Saturday that a Holy See envoy spent 10 days in the country checking reports of alleged negligence by a retired archbishop of Krakow who had served as personal secretary to the late Pope St John Paul II. The embassy said that during his 17th to 26th June […]