The alleged patriot priests functioned for the Polish people's dead. In III Poland their attitude was assessed unequivocally negatively. The word frequently falls – betrayal. In my opinion, specified an assessment in many cases is very unfair and demeans healthy judgment. If these fewer percent of priests who have been the founder of the politics of the authorities of the People's Poland are present called traitors – what is the name of the modern Polish Episcopate? After all, the leaders of the Catholic Church in Poland live all the ideas of the authorities in Poland, including those pushing us into war in Ukraine.
It is shameful and disgusting to silence the authorities of the Catholic Church in Poland, at a time erstwhile the Christian confession – Ukrainian Orthodox Church – is persecuted in Ukraine. It is shameful to be silent erstwhile many Orthodox clergymen in Ukraine are held in detention erstwhile temples are storming erstwhile the thought of the liquidation of this church is implemented. It's shameful to be silent erstwhile you're creating any kind of an erect cult. The church in Poland likes to remember the real and imaginary harm it suffered in the times of People's Poland. Especially in Stalinist times. He recalls the period erstwhile any bishops were in exile, priests were sitting for purposes, and primates Stefan Wyszyński was interned. But how is that different from what the government is doing in Ukraine? On the plus side of the Berman period, it seems that no madman came up with the thought to completely delegalize the Roman Catholic Church due to e.g. links with the Vatican.
The Roman Catholic Church in Poland is silent, Catholic media in Poland repeat clichés born in Ukrainian propaganda. Ukraine is even worse. The All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and spiritual Organizations, where a typical of the Roman Catholic Church Vitali Kriwicki officially supported the thought of the liquidation of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church under the pretext of “relationships” with the Russian Orthodox Church. no of the many Polish priests in Ukraine protest. seemingly they are closer to B’nai B’rith or to the defending flag of Archbishop Ihor Wozniak of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.
The church in Poland has been in a deep crisis for decades. The colourful revolution of solidarity with Michnik, Kuron and Geremek on “moshes for homeland” launched processes that ended with applause at the temple by Lech Kaczyński of the humiliation of Archbishop Stanisław Wielgus. The Hierarchs in Poland for 30 years were fattened with money and privileges by rulers like pigs for slaughter. They thanked the privilege of supporting subsequent government teams. In their thoughtlessness they uncritically supported Poland's entry on humiliating conditions into the European Union. They were silent erstwhile Polish soldiers as part of NATO participated in American assault wars. They paid quite a few interest and inactive pay back, for all these reliefs, tributes, grants, salaries, recovered property, praises and medals. That money cost them a lot. But it's just the beginning.
Churches ravage, going through precisely the other process – than the accounts and wallets of the hierarchs in the 3rd Poland. Decatolization in Poland present is much faster and more effective than in Bolesław Bierut and Jakub Berman. The Hierarchs, however, learned nothing over those 30 years. They're inactive pulling their hands out for the money, and they're hanging out with the rulers. present they reached the wall and stand in 1 line with the heirs of the flagism, supporters of the warring atheism and prophets of the rainbow revolution. They have besides forgotten the multitude of Catholic priests murdered in Volyn, who present do not even have their graves.
Persecuting the Christian church in our east neighbour does not rise objections from hierarchs in Poland. What could that be? In my opinion, with besides much money and no time. Hierarchs moving after tv studios and fund-raising banquets, do not have time to consider the spiritual and cool assessment of the situation. They request to keep the palaces decorated, fill up the limos, visit a fewer businessmen, prepare for a run and take care of good jobs for relatives and acquaintances. Primate Stefan Wyszyński said in an interview with associate Janusz Zabłocki, "We do not request the return of church assets – their failure is simply a benefit. Priests cease to be Latin-founders, they are closer to the people.” Those who have given it to them in fresh decades are likely to take possessions from them in the future. For today, the faithful should make it easier for the hierarchs to find time for prayer and theological meditation. They can do that by cutting their budget. So it is worth giving up putting a bill on a tray to free the hierarchs from the worries of palaces, limos, and rautes. At least for a while.
Łukasz Jastrzębski
