Presentazione della ricerca sugli abusi sessuali sui minori nella Chiesa negli anni 1958-2020
Nel periodo dal 1 luglio 2018 al 31 dicembre 2020, sono pervenute nelle diocesi e negli ordini religiosi in Polonia 368 denunce di abusi sessuali su minori al di sotto o al di sopra dei 15 anni. Le segnalazioni riguardano fatti degli anni 1958-2020. Per i reati di abuso sessuale su minori che sarebbero stati compiuti in questo lasso di tempo, sono stati accusati 292 sacerdoti diocesani e religiosi. Questi sono i dati del più recente rapporto preparato dall’Istituto di Statistica della Chiesa Cattolica in collaborazione con l’Ufficio del Delegato per la Tutela dei Minori della Conferenza Episcopale Polacca. Gli studi sono stati finanziati dalla Fondazione S. Giuseppe della Conferenza Episcopale Polacca.
Presentation of research on the sexual abuse of minors in the Church in the years 1958-2020
In the period from July 1, 2018 to December 31, 2020, 368 declarations of sexual abuse against minors under and over 15 were received by dioceses and men's orders in Poland. The reports concern the acts committed in the years 1958-2020. 292 priests and religious were accused of sexual crimes against minors during that period. These are the data of the latest report prepared by the Institute of Statistics of the Catholic Church in cooperation with the Office of the Delegate for the Protection of Children and Youth of the Polish Bishops’ Conference. The research was financed by the Saint Joseph Foundation of the Polish Episcopate.
Msgr. Andrzej Siemieniewski Newly Appointed Bishop of Legnica
Msgr. Andrzej Siemieniewski, hitherto Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Wrocław, was appointed Bishop of the diocese of Legnica. At the same time, the Holy Father Francis accepted the resignation of Msgr. Zbigniew Kiernikowski from the post of Bishop of Legnica. The Pope’s decision was announced today at noon by the Holy See.
Communiqué of the Archdiocese of Lublin
Following formal reports, the Holy See - acting in accordance with the provisions of the Code of Canon Law and the Motu Proprio Vos Estis Lux Mundi – has conducted proceedings concerning the reported negligence of Bishop Zbigniew Kiernikowski in a case of sexual abuse against a minor by a priest of the Diocese of Siedlce, led by Msgr. Kiernikowski from 2002 to 2014.
Odbył się Kurs dla księży wyjeżdzających do pracy wsród Polonii
W poniedziałek, 28 czerwca, odbył się w formie telekonferencji kurs propedeutyczny dla księży wyjeżdżających do pracy duszpasterskiej wśród polskich emigrantów. W spotkaniu, pod przewodnictwem bp. Wiesława Lechowicza, Delegata KEP ds. Duszpasterstwa Emigracji Polskiej, wzięli udział księża wyjeżdżający do pracy w Wielkiej Brytanii, Francji, Islandii i Niemczech.
Bp Andrzej Siemieniewski nowym biskupem legnickim
Bp Andrzej Siemieniewski, dotychczasowy biskup pomocniczy archidiecezji wrocławskiej, został mianowany biskupem diecezji legnickiej. Jednocześnie Ojciec Święty Franciszek przyjął rezygnację biskupa Zbigniewa Kiernikowskiego z posługi biskupa legnickiego. Decyzję papieża ogłosiła dziś w południe Stolica Apostolska.
