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Diaranson 11 november 2020

Polish cardinal chastised by Vatican unconscious in hospital

(AP) — A prominent Pol- concerning the cardinal.
ish cardinal who was re- Professor Wojciech Witkie-
cently sanctioned by the wicz, head of the hospital in
Vatican over sexual abuse Wroclaw, told Radio Wroclaw
allegations has been hos- Tuesday that Gulbinowicz is
pitalized since last week in a very serious condition
and remains unconscious, and unconscious.
Polish media reported Local daily Gazeta Wroclaws-
Tuesday. ka said Gulbinowicz was hos-
pitalized Wednesday. A few
Retired Archbishop Henryk days earlier, Vatican envoys
Gulbinowicz was sanctioned had informed him about the
by the Vatican last week after sanctions.
the 97-year-old was accused Mayor Jacek Sutryk has
of sexually abusing a semi- said Gulbinowicz should
narian and of covering up be stripped of his honorary
abuse in another case. Wroclaw citizenship.
Private Polish broadcaster Last year, prosecutors in
TVN24 on Monday night Wroclaw opened an investi-
aired a documentary sug- gation into allegations against
gesting that another well-re- Gulbinowicz concerning
spected churchman, Cardinal sexual abuse of a seminar-
Stanislaw Dziwisz, covered ian in the 1980s, but they
up sex abuse by priests in dropped the case because too
Poland and elsewhere, in- much time had passed.
cluding abuse of minors by Gulbinowicz was also cited
the Mexican priest Marcial in a recent video documenta-
Meciel Degollado. ry in Poland, called “Tell No
The head of Poland’s Catho- One,” about predator priests
lic episcopate, Archbishop and coverup efforts. It al-
Stanislaw Gadecki, said in a leged that Gulbinowicz saved
statement Tuesday he hopes said they cast a negative light ropean Parliament, Lukasz cardinal, who supported a priest suspected of abuse of
that “all doubts” presented in on a figure respected for his Kohut requested a probe by Poland’s pro-democracy minors from arrest by vouch-
the documentary “Don Stan- service and devotion to John Krakow prosecutors into the Solidarity movement in the ing for him.
islao. The other face of Car- Paul II, who remains a source cardinal’s alleged backing of 1980s, has also been denied Recently, allegations were
dinal Dziwisz” will be “clari- of national pride. pedophile priests. A left-wing the right to have a cathedral also made that Gulbinowicz
fied by the appropriate com- A few hundred protesters member of Poland’s parlia- burial service or to be buried was an informer for the com-
mission of the Holy See.” marched before the Bishop’s ment, Maciej Gdula, said in a cathedral. munist-era secret security.
Dziwisz, the retired arch- Palace in Krakow and then by Dziwisz should be stripped Gulbinowicz was also or- Gulbinowicz is the latest Pol-
bishop of Krakow who served Dziwisz’s residence chanting of his honorary Krakow citi- dered to pay a “certain ish prelate to be sanctioned
as secretary to beloved Pol- against him. The demonstra- zenship. amount of money” to a Pol- after a Vatican-mandated in-
ish pope St. John Paul II in tion was part of daily pro- In Gulbinowicz’s case, the ish church charity that sup- vestigation into allegations of
1978-2005, said he was ready tests held across Poland since Vatican Embassy in Poland ports victims of sexual abuse. sexual misconduct.
to cooperate with a commis- Oct.22, when a top court said Friday that the former The embassy’s statement said The reckoning has rocked
sion and wanted the matter to tightened the abortion law of archbishop of Wroclaw has the sanctioning decisions the Catholic hierarchy in Po-
be “clarified in a transparent this predominantly Catholic been forbidden from using were taken as a “result of an land, where clergy have long
way.” nation. his bishop’s insignia and par- investigation into accusations been held in high esteem due
Commentators in Poland de- Reacting to the TV docu- ticipating in any religious cel- made against Card. Henryk to their support for Poles
scribed the allegations against mentary on Dziwisz, a Pol- ebrations or public events. Gulbinowicz and after an during the nation’s troubled
Dziwisz as very serious and ish representative in the Eu- The once well-respected analysis of other allegations” history.

Turkey’s President Erdogan congratulates Biden on his win

in the future, as it has done so vision" for expanding the ties between Ankara and Wash-
far,” Erdogan said in his con- between the U.S. and Turkey ington could deepen under
gratulatory message, made during his four years in of- the presidency of Biden, who
available by his office. fice. In his message, Erdogan takes a dimmer view of Tur-
also thanked Trump for his key's relations with Russia,
Turkey was one of a handful “warm friendship." its military interventions in
of countries, along with Rus- Trump and Erdogan forged a Syria and Libya, and of Erdo-
sia, that had not commented strong personal relationship gan's increasingly authoritar-
on Biden’s victory since he despite troubled ties between ian tilt.
was declared the winner of the two NATO allies. Ankara
the U.S. presidential election and Washington have been Earlier Tuesday, Turkish For-
on Saturday. A senior Turk- at odds over the past years eign Minister Mevlut Ca-
ish official said Monday that over a number of issues, in- vusoglu said Turkey expects
Ankara would wait until legal cluding on policy over Syria steps that would resolve is-
challenges to the U.S. elec- and Turkey’s decision to sues that are “poisoning”
tion results were resolved purchase Russia’s advanced ties with the United States.
and for the outcome to be fi- anti-aircraft missile systems, Addressing Turkish ambas-
(AP) — Turkish President ministration. nalized. It was not clear what which prompted Washington sadors in Ankara, Cavusoglu
Recep Tayyip Erdogan made Erdogan change his to expel Turkey from its F-35 said there were a number of
congratulated President- “I believe that the strong co- mind. stealth fighter program. opportunities to help im-
elect Joe Biden on Tues- operation and the bond of al- Separately, Erdogan also sent U.S. lawmakers have pres- prove the bilateral ties, in-
day, expressing Turkey’s liance between our countries a message to President Don- sured the Trump administra- cluding the two countries co-
determination to work will continue to make vital ald Trump thanking him for tion to sanction Turkey. operating to end the conflicts
closely with the new ad- contributions to world peace his “sincere and determined Some analysts think strains in Syria and Libya.