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Welcome to Thursday. A powerful Polish cardinal has been accused of covering up
a clergy sexual abuse case that goes back decades. NCR's editorial staff hopes that
the Vatican isn't returning to the time of policing theologians. "Nones" join religious
sisters in dedicating their lives to activism.
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Poland's powerful Cardinal Dziwisz accused of covering up abuse case [[link removed]]
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In a specially authorized translation of a report first published by Onet.pl, journalist
and editor Szymon Piezgaz outlines the complicated decadeslong cover-up of a clergy
sexual abuse case in Poland.
Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz, the Polish bishops, and the Vatican's ambassador in
Poland are responsible for the case of Janusz Szymik, a long-time victim of the
abusive priest Fr. Jan Wodniak, Piezgaz asserts. Dziwisz was Pope John Paul II's
secretary for 27 years before serving as the Archbishop of Krakow from 2005 to
2016.
Szymik claims that between the years of 1984 and 1989 he was sexually abused almost
500 times by Wodniak in the village of Międzybrodzie Bialskie, about two
hours southeast of Krakow.
But after 25 years, justice has yet to be served.
You can read the rest of the report here [[link removed]].
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More background:

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Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz, who was a close aide to St. John Paul II, vigorously
defended the late pope's handling of sexual abuse [[link removed]]
by Catholic clergy and denied accusations that he ignored the problem during his
27-year pontificate.
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Editorial: Let's not return to policing theologians [[link removed]]
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The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has said that Redemptorist Fr. Tony
Flannery must affirm the church's official positions on male-only priesthood, LGBTQ
relationships, civil unions and gender identity by signing fidelity oaths. If he
doesn't, his suspension from the priesthood will remain indefinite.
Can we say: We've seen this movie before, and we didn't like it the first time?
In previous decades, under Pope John Paul II, a number of theologians, writers and
teachers found themselves on the receiving end of investigations of their work under
then-head of the doctrinal congregation, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the future Pope
Benedict XVI - a process that was too often mimicked by bishops on the national
level.
You can read the rest of NCR's editorial here [[link removed]].
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More background:

* The head of the Vatican's powerful doctrinal congregation defended his office's
request [[link removed]]
that Redemptorist Fr. Tony Flannery sign four strict oaths of fidelity to Catholic
teachings, saying the move, while "very unpleasant," was part of their duty as the
global church's orthodoxy watchdogs.
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Several prominent theologians are raising concerns [[link removed]]
about how the Vatican doctrinal office's approach to the case of Fr. Tony Flannery
seems out of line with Pope Francis' calls for a church open to dialogue.
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More headlines

* At Global Sisters Report [[link removed]],
for the many sisters who have dedicated their lives to fighting injustice, engaging
in protests and activism is a form of prayer in action that helps maintain a sense
of hope amidst the often-slow pace of change. Some young activists are adopting
those concepts, learning from their vast experiences.
* God's grace is missing from the recent letter from the Congregation for the Doctrine
of the Faith reaffirming church's opposition to euthanasia, says Jesuit Fr. Andrea
Vicini [[link removed]].
* For the first time, a clergy sex abuse trial opened in the Vatican's criminal
tribunal [[link removed]],
with one priest accused of molesting an altar boy in the Vatican's youth seminary
and another priest accused of covering it up.
* The Vatican's swirling financial corruption investigation has taken a mysterious
new twist [[link removed]]
with the arrest on an international warrant of a Sardinian woman said to be close
to one of the Holy See's most powerful cardinals before his downfall.
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Final thoughts
This week is our Fall Member Drive, in which NCR asks our loyal readers to consider
joining our community of NCR Forward members. Members have tons of benefits, such
as special events, member polls, question and answer sessions and more. You can
find out how to join here [[link removed]].
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Until Friday,
Stephanie Yeagle
NCR Production/Online Editor
[email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
Twitter: @ncrSLY [[link removed]]
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