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Bishops after 400th Plenary Assembly on religious education in school, protection of minors and formation of presbyters
Changes introduced by the Ministry of National Education to the organisation of religious education in school, the preparation of a project of a Commission of independent experts to investigate the phenomenon of sexual abuse of minors in the Catholic Church in Poland, and the formation of presbyters – these were the topics discussed by the bishops at a press conference following the conclusion of the 400th Plenary Assembly of the Polish Bishops' Conference, held in Warsaw on 12-14 March this year.
Report on the operation of the system of protection of minors in the Church in Poland
The tasks of individual entities of the sexual abuse response system, the assistance to victims and the prevention in the Polish Church, as well as their activities in 2020, are presented in the annual report prepared by the Office of the Delegate of the Polish Bishops' Conference (KEP) and the Saint Joseph Foundation of the KEP.
2-10 June: Millions of Poles will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first pilgrimage of John Paul II to Poland
Millions of Poles will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first pilgrimage of John Paul II to Poland on 2-10 June. All Polish dioceses, as well as public institutions, have prepared numerous events. The speech of Pope Wojtyła to the General Council of the Polish Bishops’ Conference at Jasna Góra from 1979, hitherto unknown, will also be published.
Polish Bishops on Education Week: Religious Education in school is the right of students and parents
Religious Education in school is the constitutional right of students and parents – emphasized Polish bishops in a letter for the 15th Education Week, opposing decisions limiting religion classes. ‘It is impossible to live maturely without the formation of the heart and conscience,’ they wrote. The letter will be read in churches on 7 September.
Spokesman of the Polish Bishop’s Conference of 2017: anniversaries of Marian apparitions, the “Rosary to the Borders” and a decree concerning Primate Wyszynski
Anniversaries of the apparitions in Fatima and Gietrzwald, preparations for the synod of bishops about youth, celebrations of the 600th anniversary of the primacy in Poland, “Rosary to the Borders”, assistance to the victims of storms and war in the Middle East and announcement of the decree recognising the heroic virtues of Primate Stefan Wyszynski are the most important events of 2017, emphasized the spokesman of the Polish Bishops’ Conference, Fr. Pawel Rytel-Andrianik.
Polish Bishops: the need for service to marriage and the family as well as people in non-sacramental relationships
The Polish Bishops’ Conference on 379th Plenary Meeting, on June 8, adopted the „Pastoral Guidelines for the Exhortation Amoris Laetitia”. Bishops emphasize the need to serve the engaged, spouses and families as well as people living in irregular relationships according to the pastoral criteria proposed by Pope Francis: acceptance, accompaniment, discernment and integration. The document does not address the issue of holy communion for people living in non-sacramental relationships.
Committee for Catholic Education of the Polish Bishops’ Conference Supports Introduction of the Compulsory Choice Between Ethics and Religion Classes
“In the context of the widely discussed issue of the introduction of compulsory choice between ethics and religion classes, the Commission expressed its support of this initiative,” says the statement of the Commission for Catholic Education of the Polish Bishops’ Conference, which met on June 8th of this year in Wałbrzych.
