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by Bradley Eli, M.Div., MA.Th. • ChurchMilitant.com • April 14, 2016
“The Holy Father decisively reiterates his invitation for you to live a life of privacy in repentance and prayer”
WARSAW (ChurchMilitant.com) – The Vatican is warning disgraced archbishop Juliusz Paetz to avoid participating in Poland’s public celebrations.
Archbishop Paetz resigned in 2002 after multiple seminarians accused him of sexually molesting them. He was subsequently ordered by the Vatican to live a private life of prayer and penance.
The former archbishop of Poznan was scheduled to participate at public Mass this week as Poland celebrates its 1,050th anniversary as a Christian nation. Archbishop Paetz told reporters in Poznan that he saw “no reason” he couldn’t participate in their celebrations from April 14–16.
But yesterday, the Apostolic Nuncio to Poland, Abp. Celestino Migliore of Warsaw, contacted the archbishop reminding him of the “instruction he received … to refrain from participating in public celebrations.”
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