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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.
Bishop Wróbel: The vaccine production technology of AstraZeneca and Johnson&Johnson raises serious moral objections
Despite the fact that the technology used by AstraZeneca and Johnson&Johnson to produce their vaccines raises serious moral objections, they can be used by the faithful who do not have the possibility to choose another vaccine and are directly obliged to do so by certain existential or professional conditions - wrote Bishop Józef Wróbel SCJ, chairman of the Team of Bioethics Experts of the Polish Bishops’ Conference, in his statement.
Bishop Ciereszko invites Christians and Muslims to an online prayer meeting
"We would like to turn to Mary and entrust to her the approximation of these religious confessions in order to overcome everything that divides," said Bishop Henryk Ciereszko, President of the Committee of the Polish Bishops' Conference for Dialogue with Non-Christian Religions, as he announced the online prayer meeting of Christians and Muslims on the occasion of the Annunciation of the Lord under the motto: "Mary, mother of the Messiah."
Spokesman of the Polish Episcopate: the presence in social media is necessary in the communication of the Church
Presence in social media is necessary in the Church’s contemporary communication with the media and the faithful, because it is currently the fastest and most effective way of communicating with a wide range of recipients - said the spokesman of the Polish Bishops’ Conference Fr. Leszek Gęsiak. Since September 2nd this year, the spokesman of the Polish Episcopate has been present in social media - on Twitter and on Facebook.
The President of the Polish Episcopate: There must be no compromise in the discussion on human life
"Talking about the so-called legal compromise on the protection of life is a falsification of reality, since by doing so, the most important 'third party' in the dispute, namely unborn children and their inalienable right to life are left out" - wrote the President of the Polish Bishops' Conference, Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki, in his statement in the context of the European Parliament resolution on abortion in Poland.
Message of Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk and Archbishop Stanislaw Gądecki on the 80th anniversary of the Volhynia Massacre
We believe that in these difficult days we are writing successive important pages in the book of reconciliation so that we can arrange our shared future as free and equal to each other – we read in the message of Major Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč Sviatoslav Shevchuk, head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, and Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki Metropolitan of Poznań, President of the Polish Bishops’ Conference, on the 80th anniversary of the Volhynia Massacre.
