Polish bishops defend St. John Paul II
Leaders of the Catholic Church have formed an independent commission to investigate abuse cases depicted in media reports
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Leaders of the Catholic Church have formed an independent commission to investigate abuse cases depicted in media reports
KRAKOW, Poland (OSV News) -- The bishops of Poland March 14 announced they will create a commission of experts to investigate cases of abuse of minors by clergy from the past in the country -- an investigation that would cover the era that St. John Paul II governed the Archdiocese of Krakow as Cardinal Karol Wojtyla. The Polish hierarchy also defended John Paul II after a television station's report accused the Polish pope of 'cover up' of abuse when he was archbishop of Krakow from 1964 to 197
The bishops of Poland announced they will create a commission of experts to investigate cases of abuse of minors by clergy from the past, including Karol Wojtyla's archbishopric.
Hundreds of Polish priests dropped everything and came to Rome to pay tribute to the pope emeritus.
When a Dutch journalist claimed to have found documents indicating that Pope John Paul II covered up clergy sexual abuse while serving as the archbishop of Krakow, it sparked a predictable media frenzy in Poland.