Poland divided over claims that future pope knew of sex abuse: audio report

A recent documentary about Cardinal Karol Wojtyła's alleged involvement in covering up sex abuse by priests before he became Pope John Paul II has stirred a heated debate in Poland.

People pray at a monument to the late Pope John Paul II in Przemyśl, southeastern Poland, March 10, 2023.

Photo: PAP/Darek Delmanowicz

While the ruling conservatives and the Roman Catholic Church are defending the late pontiff, others are demanding a further investigation into the allegations.

📸 Europoseł #PiS @BeataSzydlo wraz z Parlamentarzystami Prawa i Sprawiedliwości oddała hołd Św. Janowi Pawłowi II w #Sandomierz. 🇵🇱 pic.twitter.com/NQznUy5ALb

— Prawo i Sprawiedliwość (@pisorgpl) March 12, 2023

The 394th Plenary Assembly of the Polish Bishops' Conference has begun at the Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw. The main topics of the Plenary Asembly include the #Synod on synodality and the recent accusations made against St. John Paul II. pic.twitter.com/yRXDM8QQSq

— Church in Poland (@ChurchInPoland) March 13, 2023

Piotr Miszczuk has the details...

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