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Gość Extra Gość Extra No. 10/2024 English

13 Października 2024

Gość Extra No. 10/2024 English

ks. Adam Pawlaszczyk

In black and white

In black-and-white photographs from those years, a smiling John Paul II, newly elected pope, opens his arms wide. This openness would later be one of the most expressive features of his pontificate.

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Professor Cesare Giacomo Zucconi is a historian and political scientist. He was born in London in 1962. He studied political science and the history of international relations at “La Sapienza” University in Rome. He is now a lecturer at “Friedrich Schiller” University in Jena, Germany. Zucconi is the author of books and articles on the history of Central and Eastern Europe, church history, conflict resolution and interfaith dialogue. He is a member of the Sant’Egidio Community.

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The power of the powerless

Professor Cesare Zucconi talks about the fascination with Father Jerzy Popiełuszko, an unprecedented trial in communist Poland, and the necessity of overcoming fear.

The beatification of Father Jerzy Popiełuszko took place on 6th June 2010, at Piłsudski Square in Warsaw. The ceremony was presided over by the papal delegate, Archbishop Angelo Amato, representing Pope Benedict XVI.

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Father Jerzy at the ends of the world

The cult of the blessed martyr from Poland is developing on all continents. He is prayed to by Filipinos, French, Americans, and even the people of Côte d’Ivoire, where he once wanted to go on a mission.

Jerzy Popiełuszko with his parents on the day of his First Holy Communion.

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Alek from Okopy

From a simple, difficult life – to great tasks...

“It is so difficult today to maintain human dignity when a person is trampled upon and becomes a tool for labour. We must be strong with You, Jesus Christ, so as not to be crushed by those who wish to build our fatherland on what is earthly and transient,” he said to the participants of the first pilgrimage of workers to Jasna Góra. Today, these words resonate once again.

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How our fathers came...

The first pilgrimages of working people to Jasna Góra were a social and religious phenomenon. Although their initiator, Fr. Jerzy Popiełuszko, took part in only two of them, to this day they are associated with the steadfast spirit of the patron of Solidarity.

Announcement of the verdict in the trial of those accused of the abduction, torture, and murder of Father Jerzy Popiełuszko. The panel of judges was chaired by Artur Kujawa, the President of the District Court in Toruń. The perpetrators of the crime – Grzegorz Piotrowski, Leszek Pękala, and Waldemar Chmielewski – were sentenced to prison. Adam Pietruszka was sentenced for inciting subordinates to commit the crime.

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Crime without punishment

Jerzy Popiełuszko was kidnapped and murdered while returning home. He was a priest. The perpetrators of this crime have not yet been punished.

The cassock that Father Jerzy was wearing on the day of his abduction and murder – witness to the priest’s martyrdom and a precious relic – is kept in the museum at St. Stanislaus Kostka Church in Warsaw.

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A decisive two hours

Dr. Tadeusz Jóźwik, the forensic physician who performed the autopsy on the martyr’s body on 31st October 1984, speaks about the course of martyrdom and the causes of death of Father Jerzy Popiełuszko.

The location on the dam in Włocławek where Father Jerzy’s body was thrown into the Vistula River. This is what it looked like a few days after the priest’s body was retrieved from the river.

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How Father Jerzy was murdered

What do we know about the death of Fr. Jerzy Popiełuszko? What was established during the trial in the court in Toruń and later? How has knowledge about the circumstances of the murder of the Solidarity chaplain expanded in free Poland?

The power of attraction

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The power of attraction

A priest who “walked without shoes” because he gave them to those in need, was able to talk to a doctor, a professor, a simple cleaning woman or a steelworker from beneath the furnace – this is what those around him said.

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