Crimes unpunished

It is quite surprising that the closer it was to the end of the Polish People’s Republic, the more often such tragedies occurred. There are two scenarios for these stories. The first is similar to the case of Father Jerzy. a rebellious priest is warned for some time by anonymous letters and telephone calls. Then it happens that unknown perpetrators attack and beat him. If he still “doesn’t draw conclusions,” tragedy occurs. The second scenario can be called “revenge after many years.” It concerns older priests who were once a thorn in the side of the communist state services, and then, because they were sick, they no longer engaged in opposition activities. The tragic ending is either “an unhappy accident” or “a robbery, a bandit attack.” In the 1980s, such events occurred almost every year.