Poland: child sex abuse referred to Vatican

Written by David Fletcher 22 May 2020
Poland: child sex abuse referred to Vatican

Archbishop Wojciech Polak has called on the Church hierarchy to launch proceedings following the release of a documentary telling the story of two brothers who sought to confront the priest who allegedly abused them as children. The Vatican is expected to assign an investigator to the case. The film, ‘Hide and Seek’, has been viewed over 1.9 million times on YouTube and is the second documentary on the subject by Marek and Tomasz Sekielski. Poland plans to double jail terms for paedophiles, and the Pope has made it mandatory for clergy to report abuse after victims failed to bring to account those in the Church who were responsible for covering up their abuse. A senior bishop allegedly knew about the allegations for years without taking any action.

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  • Pray: for protection standards for children and adolescents in the Church to be respected, and for priests, nuns, parents and educators to stop hiding sexual abusers. (Matthew 13:41)