Polish bishops: New allegation that JPII covered up sex abuse based on reports from Communist secret police
March 13, 2023
» Continue to this story on CNA
CWN Editor's Note: Poland’s bishops responded to a report that Pope St. John Paul II concealed abuse evidence while he was Archbishop of Krakow,
The above note supplements, highlights, or corrects details in the original source (link above). About CWN news coverage.
For all current news, visit our News home page.
All comments are moderated. To lighten our editing burden, only current donors are allowed to Sound Off. If you are a current donor, log in to see the comment form; otherwise please support our work, and Sound Off!
-
Posted by: feedback -
Mar. 13, 2023 9:47 AM ET USA
The CNA article reports in detail that two out of the three originally reported cases of alleged "cover up" by St John Paul II have been investigated by other Polish journalists and already debunked - clearing the Saint's good name. Accusation of the alleged "cover up" in the third case is based solely on files from the communist secret police, and no other matching sources or documentation, found so far. Communists were notorious for lying and making up accusations against the Catholic Church.
