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Communication of the Polish Episcopate: 30 years of religion lessons at school, return to churches for Mass and protection of minors
Religion lessons at school, the response to the drama of the sexual abuse of minors by some clergy, the position on LGBT+, and the encouragement for believers to return to churches for Mass after the pandemic were the main issues raised at the 386th Plenary Assembly of the Polish Bishops’ Conference, which was held at Jasna Góra from 27 to 29 August.
The Presidium of the Polish Bishops' Conference on the Istanbul Convention: Marriage is a permanent union between a woman and a man
The Presidium of the Bishop’s Conference has issued a statement on the ongoing debate on “The Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence,” better known as the Istanbul Convention, which was adopted on 11
May 2011. In the statement, repeating the position of the Bishops of Central Europe, the Presidium calls for its rejection. At the same time, it supports the citizens’ initiative to replace it with the International Convention on the Rights of the Family.
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.
President of the Polish Episcopate: St. John Paul II started the process of preventing sexual crimes in the Church
People who thoroughly research the history of the pontificate of St. John Paul II know very well that the issues of protecting children and youth and counteracting sexual crimes by some clergymen were the highest priority for him, emphasizes Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki, vice-president of the Council of European Episcopal Conferences (CCEE) and president of the Polish Episcopal Conference.
Christmas wishes addressed by Bishop Wiesław Lechowicz to the Polish community abroad
Let no worries obscure the main one, so that we may always be on the way to Jesus! Become God's children, that is, people who unconditionally trust God! Celebrating Christmas means welcoming the Baby Jesus with your heart and trusting him completely. I wish you such celebration, and I pray for it! - wrote Bishop Wiesław Lechowicz, Delegate of the Polish Bishops' Conference for the Polish Emigration, in his Christmas greeting to the Polish Community abroad. The Bishop also asked for prayers for the Homeland and the Church in Poland.
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.
“The poor you will always have with you” - The Holy Father’s Message for the 5th World Day of the Poor
“It is my hope that the celebration of the World Day of the Poor, now in its fifth year, will grow in our local Churches and inspire a movement of evangelization that meets the poor personally wherever they may be. We cannot wait for the poor to knock on our door; we need urgently to reach them in their homes, in hospitals and nursing homes, on the streets and in the dark corners,” writes the Holy Father Francis in his message for the World Day of the Poor, announced today (June 14, 2021).
The President of the Polish Episcopate: Vaccination Against Covid-19 is an Important Tool for Limiting the Spread of the Virus
"Vaccination against Covid-19 is an important tool for limiting the spread of the infection and is seen by a very many people as a hope for the possibility of returning to the normal functioning of societies," wrote the President of the Polish Bishops' Conference, Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki, in a Statement on Vaccination against Covid-19.
