“The mission of the state is not to spread faith and salvation,” says the culture minister.

“The mission of the state is not to spread faith and salvation,” says the culture minister.
Tadeusz Wojda, the archbishop of Gdańsk, has been elected as the new president of the Polish Episcopal Conference.
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“Participation is not only an obligation, but also a loving meeting with Jesus Christ, the doctor of our souls and bodies.”
“Poland is the last country in which the church is not waving the white flag,” says Przemysław Czarnek.
Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki notes that infections have fallen significantly and other restrictions are being removed.
He also criticised a German supermarket for evading Poland’s Sunday trading ban and praised the government for its Covid response.
A monk ordered it to be hidden when the Germans began seizing bells to melt them down for metal.
People “misunderstand freedom as debauchery”, but they can be saved by “surrendering to Jesus”.
During the class at a public school he described homosexuality as an “illness” and outlined various “treatments”.
They were produced using cell lines derived from aborted foetuses.
The annual event was confined to a mass for motorcyclists.
The police said the gathering was “unlawful”, but the church lodged a complaint.
Some opposition figures have criticised the decision not to introduce tougher restrictions.
They showed “negligence in cases of sexual abuse committed by clergy against minors”.