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Bishop confesses: I was a communist spy

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William Crawley | 17:55 UK time, Saturday, 6 January 2007

Yesterday, he was still the allegation. Today, Stanislaw Wielgush, who's due to be formally sworn in as Catholic Archbishop of Warsaw at mass tomorrow, . Catholic authorities are now satisfied that sufficient documents have been uncovered confirming that the new archbishop, who took up office before Christmas, was a spy for the Polish secret police, and that he informed on his clerical colleagues and others. Historians estimate that some 10-15 per cent of Polish Catholic priests collaborated with the Communist authorities in the 1970s and beyond.

Archbishop Wielgush is now under significant pressure to stand down, possibly even before tomorrow's ceremony. It's even unlikely that the Polish president or prime minister will now attend that ceremony if it goes ahead.

UPDATE: Sunday, 7 Jan, 9.45 a.m. Archbishop , 30 minutes before installation mass.

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  • 1.
  • At 06:58 PM on 06 Jan 2007,
  • Mark wrote:

When do they start calling him Judas?

  • 2.
  • At 08:39 PM on 06 Jan 2007,
  • Jane Gray (Belfast) wrote:

i cant understand why he hasnt resigned already. outrageous

  • 3.
  • At 08:50 PM on 06 Jan 2007,
  • Christine French wrote:

He's clearly a liar. Resign.

  • 4.
  • At 10:32 PM on 06 Jan 2007,
  • Mark wrote:

When does the Vatican make him a saint, now or after he dies?

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