Citizens should not be “obliged to financially support religious communities that are alien to them”, says the speaker of parliament.
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Vatican announces resignation of Polish bishop due to “negligence in handling sexual abuse”
A leading Catholic commentator has criticised the church for allowing the bishop to go into retirement rather than facing real punishment.
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Two nuns charged after report on abuse of disabled children in care home
The nuns allegedly tied children to beds, locked them in cages, and beat them with a mop on a daily basis.
Minister warns of “atheist ideology” after Polish scouts allowed not to mention God in oath
The Polish Scouting Association last month decided to allow scouts to swear an oath without mentioning God.
Catholic diocese in Poland ordered to pay compensation to victim of child sex abuse by priest
Bartłomiej Pankowiak was awarded 300,000 zloty (€65,000).
Tusk promises to “separate church from state immediately after winning elections” in Poland
The church is itself to blame for its separation from Polish society, the Civic Platform leader said.
Polish cardinal accused of ignoring sex abuse cleared of wrongdoing by the Vatican
Stanisław Dziwisz has welcomed the decision and says that he “forgives” the harm done to him.
Polish coalition party proposes three-year jail terms for insulting church or interrupting mass
Two deputy justice ministers today unveiled plans to toughen Poland’s blasphemy laws.
Constructing your own ritual: the growing popularity of humanist weddings in Poland
Agata Rejowska
Many couples are rejecting the dominant role of the Catholic church.
Threatening church means threatening Poland and cannot be tolerated, says Kaczyński
“We must reject everyone who is trying to destroy Poland, collaborating closely with our external enemies,” warns the PiS chairman.
Polish archbishop bans priests from receiving children in their homes
The new set of rules for priests, which aim to protect children from abuse, are the first of their kind in Poland.
Bishops grant Catholics dispensation to eat meat on New Year’s Eve in Poland
31 December this year falls on a Friday, when practising Catholics are supposed to abstain from meat.
Poland’s Catholic church received as many abuse reports since 2018 as in previous three decades
The episcopate today published official figures, and offered an apology to those harmed.
“Power of the nation is built on biological continuity,” says Polish archbishop
“Christianity is the most important element uniting our Polish history,” said Marek Jędraszewski.
