I am once again requesting the President’s decision.
- Kosiniak-Kamysz on the SAFE program with the EU Commissioner for Defence
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05/13/2019
06:21
Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki will participate at 10:30 AM in the cornerstone ceremony for the construction of the "Legia Training Center" Research and Development Complex and Training Center. At noon, Minister Beata Kempa will organize a press conference regarding a report on Polish humanitarian aid.
At 9:30 AM in Wrocław, a press conference will be held by the Civic Platform leader, Grzegorz Schetyna. At 10:00 AM in Bydgoszcz, Paweł Olszewski and Krzysztof Brejza will speak about the construction of local roads.
At 1:00 PM, the leader of Wiosna (Spring), Robert Biedroń, has called a briefing regarding pedophilia in the Catholic Church. Meanwhile, at 11:00 AM, Ryszard Petru will meet with media representatives. His conference will focus on myths about entering the Eurozone. Politicians from Konfederacja (Confederation) are also organizing two conferences in the Sejm: at 10:00 AM on "political censorship" on TVP and at 11:30 AM on Law 447.
07:55
Neumann:
Schetyna to Present Draft Amendments to the Penal Code. We Will Submit it to the Sejm Today. It Includes No Statute of Limitations for Pedophilic Offenses and a Lifetime Ban on Working with Children
07:56
WKK:
I Disagree with Attacking the Church Community as a Whole
- No, I think Jarosław Kaczyński's words [that whoever lays a hand on the Church lays a hand on Poland] are presented in a completely different light today and look completely different. I am a person of faith, a believer, and I will always defend the Church community. The community is more than bishops and parish priests. It is all believers - stated Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz in an interview with Konrad Piasecki on TVN24's "Rozmowa Piaseckiego".
- I disagree with attacking the Church community as a whole. Bishops and parish priests have their sins and faults and must be held accountable for them, they must put their house in order, because it is in the interest of the community. There is truly a place in Poland for believers and non-believers, and serious consideration for both. Such extreme opinions, on the one hand, the ruling party, which cynically wants to exploit religion, faith, and the Church in order to win further elections, and on the other hand, the more extreme, left-wing voices that attack strongly. I disagree with both of them - added the leader of PSL.
07:57
Neumann:
Archbishop Głodź's Statement Shows the Church Cannot Purge Itself Because It Has Hierarchs Who See No Problem
„*Archbishop Głodź's statement is something that shows, proves, makes it clear to us that this is precisely why the Church cannot purge itself, because it has hierarchs who see no problem with it, who think it can be swept under the rug. The Church in Gdańsk has an unresolved issue with Father Jankowski and now with Father Cybula*” - said Sławomir Neumann, the head of the Civic Platform–Coalition Civic Party parliamentary club, in an interview with Dominika Wielowieyska on TOK FM Radio's Morning broadcast.
08:02
- I would expect a meeting with His Holiness Francis, a conversation on this topic by the entire Episcopate. And a decision from the Holy Father. He truly knows what decisions to make and is misunderstood in many places. In my opinion, he is even unacceptable in many places, but he has a truly heroic mission that he is carrying out: cleansing the Church and leading it as it should be led - stated Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz in an interview with Konrad Piasecki on TVN24's "Rozmowa Piaseckiego".
08:04
Sikorski:
Kaczyński Should Address Pedophilia Within His Own Party; We All Know the Allegations and Rumors
08:11
Sikorski:
In our time, Israel courted Poland to vote pro-Israel, e.g., in the EU. Now that we are weak in the EU, they take liberties.
- Back then, when the US Secretary of State raised this issue with me, she didn't dare to do it publicly, so I asked her: On whose behalf are you doing this? Because we satisfied the citizens of the United States long ago. Poland has paid compensation under the indemnification agreement. So, in our time, Israel courted Poland so that Poland would vote pro-Israel, for example, in the EU. Now that we are weak in the EU, they take liberties - said Radosław Sikorski in an interview with Piotr Witwicki on Polsat News' "Graffiti".
08:15
Sikorski:
Americans Should Realize the Right Moment to Help Polish Jews Was 1943-1944, When Poland Begged, Not Now When They Demand
- We need to make foreign partners, Americans, realize that if they wanted to help Polish Jews, the right moment was in 1943-1944, when Poland, through Jeziorański and Karski, primarily begged for it. Back then, they didn't lift a finger, and today they are demanding. It's a bit late - said Radosław Sikorski in an interview with Piotr Witwicki on Polsat News' "Graffiti".
08:16
WKK:
If the European Commission leaned further left, there would likely be no place for the PSL. Today, it's in the center.
- I don't agree with everything [said by representatives of the European Coalition, including Włodzimierz Czarzasty]. Although reviewing the concordat, whether it is being fulfilled by either side, whether the Polish state is implementing everything, whether the Church is implementing everything, is not reprehensible. It's not an attack on any community - stated Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz in an interview with Konrad Piasecki on TVN24's "Piasecki's Interview". - Everyone wants us to achieve the best possible result. I would like us to defeat PiS - he added.
- If the coalition [European Coalition] had leaned further left, there would probably be no place for the PSL there. Today, it is in the center, where we are more to the right, and SLD is more to the left - emphasized the PSL leader. - It seems that Robert Biedroń doesn't want to [join the European Coalition], but if he did, there would likely be a moment when the PSL would leave such a coalition - he said.
08:22
- During the campaign, they said that only will was lacking. And there is no wreckage, no evidence of an assassination. Yet money is still being drawn from the state budget. Macierewicz travels with security as if he were a minister, despite being a long-discredited head of a pseudo-commission. The fact that they are lying to Poles like this, playing on this tragedy to mobilize their sect, is so repulsive that I hope voters will draw conclusions from it – said Radosław Sikorski in an interview with Piotr Witwicki on Polsat News' "Graffiti" program.
08:26
WKK:
We're Not Waiting for a Knight in Shining Armor
- We are not waiting for a knight in shining armor. We have to take matters into our own hands, and we have taken matters into our own hands. For 3 years, everyone said: it's impossible to unite the opposition, the opposition can't agree. Now that we've reached an agreement, there's an attempt to: let's look for differences now, how did they reach an agreement. There are no such differences in the European program - stated Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz in an interview with Konrad Piasecki on TVN24's "Rozmowa Piaseckiego".
08:50
- I saw the beginning [of Tomasz Sekielski's film]. Ten, twenty minutes. I haven't managed to watch the whole thing yet. Those first scenes are quite shocking, the first story is very shocking. It made a big impression on me - Adam Bielan stated in a conversation with Beata Lubecka on Radio Zet. - Pedophilia is one of the most disgusting crimes because it affects innocent children, destroys their psyche, and impacts their psyche for their entire lives - he added.
As the Deputy Speaker of the Senate emphasized, situations like the Church sweeping pedophilia cases under the rug should absolutely not happen. - We know there are new guidelines from the Holy Father. They will come into effect on June 1st - he added. - We have quite promising reactions from the hierarchy. It should also be remembered that many hierarchs had already introduced a very good system of warning and informing earlier, for example, Bishop Libera in Płock - he continued.
08:55
09:00
Bielan:
We will submit a proposal to toughen the Penal Code. It's hard to say when it will be submitted, but the project is ready.
09:03
Bielan:
All Opinion Polls Show Many PSL Voters Have Drifted Away After Decision to Veer Left and Join EC
- The leaders of the Polish People's Party (PSL) are becoming increasingly nervous because all opinion polls show that a great many PSL voters have drifted away from the party after its decision to veer left and join the European Coalition (KE) - stated Adam Bielan in an interview with Beata Lubecka on Radio Zet.
09:08
- He received an invitation, so he will appear. It has happened before when I was the PiS spokesperson. No, no [I didn't suggest this idea], I am intensely running my campaign. However, I don't see anything strange about it – stated Adam Bielan in an interview with Beata Lubecka on Radio Zet. - I don't think there is a need to improve his image – he added.
09:11
Bielan:
The Election Result is at Risk. It's Not as Though We Are Certain of Victory
- If you ask me about the election result, then yes, it is at risk. It's not as though we are certain of victory. I would remind you that 5 years ago, Civic Platform won the European elections by a margin of three per mille, 25,000 votes. These elections, and I have been repeating this for a long time, can be decided by a very small number of votes. We know that there will be a very high mobilization of voters for Civic Platform and the left. We must do everything to make our voters aware that these elections are truly important. These are most likely the most important European elections in our history - stated Adam Bielan in a conversation with Beata Lubecka on Radio Zet.
09:44
Schetyna:
Whoever Raises a Hand Against Polish Children Raises a Hand Against Poland. We Want to Change Three Laws. This Bill Will Be Submitted to the Sejm Marshal's Office Within an Hour
- Whoever raises a hand against Polish children, raises a hand against Poland. This is a very important realization. We must constantly remember this, today and tomorrow. The legislative change concerns a swift, instantaneous reaction from the Polish parliament - said Grzegorz Schetyna during a press conference.
- We want to change three laws. We must very clearly abolish the statute of limitations for pedophilic offenses and crimes. We must introduce an absolute ban on working with children and youth for convicted individuals. Finally, we want to propose a team of special prosecutors, who can be appointed by the Children's Ombudsman, and who will be dedicated to handling these cases - Schetyna added.
- Within an hour, this bill will be placed in the Sejm Marshal's office - Schetyna assured.
09:51
Zandberg:
The European Coalition Has Failed. It Has Already Lost These Elections Because This Ship Took On Too Many Different and Conflicting Individuals.
“The European Coalition has failed. The European Coalition has essentially already lost these elections because this ship took on too many people, too different and too conflicted. This is likely draining the fuel. You can see it in the terribly sluggish election campaign of the European Coalition. They truly don’t have that common thread they could talk about, because how do you unite that commonality if on one hand there are people with more progressive views, and on the other, very radically conservative ones” – said Adrian Zandberg from Razem in a conversation with Paweł Lisicki on Polskie Radio Channel III.
09:56
Zandberg:
The Narrative of Polarization and Poland in War Trenches is False
"The narrative that we have polarization and that Poland is in war trenches, with half the nation on one side and half on the other, and they can't stand each other, is false. In my opinion, this is an element of a story spun so that Grzegorz Schetyna could build the political project he built and to marginalize those forces on the right who are dissatisfied with PiS. This narrative will soon be verified," said Adrian Zandberg from Razem in an interview with Paweł Lisicki on Polish Radio's Program III.
10:00
- If our country's representative, even in closed forums of the European Commission, does not defend Polish interests, then how can the leader of Platforma now blame Law and Justice for this genuinely bad project - said Zbigniew Kuźmiuk in a conversation with Jacek Prusinowski on Radio Plus's "Sedno Sprawy" (The Core of the Matter).
10:07
– Israel sees something in this, but we see nothing in it, and what's more, as a respectable country, we will not allow diplomacy to be conducted in this way. That is why this visit was simply canceled. There is no need to look for sensationalism here. Law and Justice maintains an unambiguous, firm line on this matter. We officially state that regarding ownerless property, the matter is definitively concluded – said Zbigniew Kuźmiuk in an interview with Jacek Prusinowski on Radio Plus's "Sedno Sprawy" (The Core of the Matter).
10:33
- We are filing a motion with the Ombudsman to quash the disgraceful verdict, to erase the shame of the Brest court's verdict, and to rehabilitate Wincenty Witos. New possibilities have emerged that offer a chance to revisit this matter - stated Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz at a briefing. - This is the only way, as he has the authority to file an extraordinary appeal and quash this verdict, because it should not burden a national hero - he added.
11:07
PJK:
Julia Przyłębska is my social discovery of recent years, a truly lovely person
- I have many friends in politics. I also have friends who are not involved in politics. This is my social discovery of recent years, but a truly lovely person - Julia Przyłębska. She is the President of the Constitutional Tribunal, but these are entirely private acquaintances, I really enjoy visiting her - Jarosław Kaczyński said in an interview with Monika Zamachowska and Michał Olszański on TVP2's "Pytanie na Śniadanie".
11:35
11:55
Schetyna:
A commission will be established in the next Sejm to investigate the conspiracy of silence regarding pedophilia. It will comprise legal specialists, moral authorities, and possibly members of the Church.
https://twitter.com/SchetynadlaPO/status/1127872479534383104
12:21
Terlecki:
Before the local elections, we had "Clergy," now we again have some film attacking the Church. I don't think it's a coincidence.
- No, I haven't watched [Tomasz Sekielski's film]. I don't have time. I watch few films - Ryszard Terlecki stated in a conversation with journalists in the Sejm.
- The timing of this film's release coincides with the election date. Before the local elections, we had "Clergy," now we again have some film attacking the Church, so I don't think it's a coincidence. But when I have some time... - he added.
12:49
- I haven't watched, and I won't watch, this film [by Tomasz Sekielski]. Has the Church not dealt with this issue? I think it could have done more. I agree with that. But I take Cardinal Polak's statement on this matter at face value. I believe this attitude of the Church will change diametrically - stated Zbigniew Gryglas in a conversation with journalists in the Sejm.
When asked why he hadn't watched it, he replied: - I didn't watch the play "Klatwa" (The Curse), nor did I watch the film "Kler" (Clergy). This is because I listened to the editor who prepared this film, and in my opinion, the attitude towards the matter was not objective. I saw some fragments of this film.
- I'm not claiming these are fictional images, but reality can be presented in different ways. I emphasize, this is a marginal phenomenon, and generalizations cannot be applied here to the entire Church, the community of believers - he continued.
Responding to a journalist's remark that it's difficult to comment without watching the film, the PiS MP replied: - I will never read "Mein Kampf", but I can say that this book led to the greatest crime in the world. I am not comparing [Sekielski's film to Mein Kampf], I am just giving an example.
14:42
Brudziński:
Any Officer Attempting to Cover Up Cases Involving Clergy Would Be Immediately Fired
14:42
Jaki:
PO Has Embarrassed Itself. The Bill on Pedophilia They're Submitting Today Was Submitted and Rejected in 2014
“The Civic Platform has embarrassed itself once again today. They have terrible luck, because the bill they submitted today is a bill that was submitted when they were in power. In 2014, our small Solidary Poland club submitted a package of solutions aimed at protecting children from pedophilia, including a registry of pedophiles and the idea that Grzegorz Schetyna spoke about today” - said Deputy Minister Patryk Jaki at a press conference.
“Today everyone wants to fight, but when we came to the Sejm, the Platform did not want an open [pedophile] registry, the National Court Register [KRS], the Supreme Court [SN] had doubts, and the Ombudsman [RPO] also torpedoed the project” - he added.
14:47
14:52
“The day of reckoning has come. We must hear the confession of the sinful Church. We know today that Tomasz Sekielski’s film enjoys enormous popularity on the internet, with nearly 6 million people having watched it” - stated the leader of Wiosna, Robert Biedroń, at a press conference. - “I appeal to the president of TVP to broadcast this film on TVP, on Program I, during prime time. Public television serves a mission. The law mandates public television to disseminate a mission that will present the most important social issues, and this is one of the most significant social problems”.
“We appeal to the Prosecutor General to establish a special team to investigate all cases of crimes committed by clergy presented in this film. We must do this because the scale of the abuses presented is immense, the situation is exceptional, and requires swift action. We know that the Church has been covering up such cases for years, hiding criminals, and there is a risk of obfuscation and perpetrators going into hiding. The prosecutor must act decisively and quickly” - he added. - “The third matter is the establishment of a permanent team of prosecutors who will investigate such crimes within the Catholic Church, as has been the case in other countries”.
14:56
Scheuring-Wielgus:
Neither Kaczyński, Schetyna, Kosiniak-Kamysz, nor Lubnauer Have Any Moral Right to Speak About Pedophilia. They Did Nothing.
"Neither Kaczyński, nor Schetyna, nor Kosiniak-Kamysz, nor Lubnauer have any moral right to speak about pedophilia. None of them did anything when we, with the 'Don't Be Afraid' foundation, published the map of pedophilia. The map of pedophilia among Polish priests contains over 400 cases, the kind that Tomasz Sekielski shows in his film. Politicians from the opposition, and the ruling party, did nothing" - said Joanna Scheuring-Wielgus at a press conference.
16:25
The President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda, commented on the film "Kler" (Clergy). He admitted that it made an impression on him and emphasized that "one thing is certain: we must fight pedophilia ruthlessly and everywhere." The President's statement appeared on Twitter.
17:59
SLD:
When the European Coalition says an attack on Polish children is an attack on the Polish state, J.K. shouts that an attack on the church is an attack on Poland. These words reveal the true face of the ruling party.
- Today, when the European Coalition says that a hand raised against Polish children is a hand raised against the Polish state, Jarosław Kaczyński shouts that a hand raised against the church is a hand raised against Poland. These words – more than any others – reveal the true face of the ruling party. If the Law and Justice party (PiS) wants to be credible in the fight against pedophilia, then the Prosecutor General should initiate proceedings ex officio in all recently disclosed incidents of a pedophilic nature involving priests – it was stated in the position of the Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) regarding the establishment of a Truth and Redress Commission concerning pedophilia in the Catholic Church.
19:50
- I thought there would be the usual haughty silence when the Church is confronted with a difficult topic. First, all the bishops have to gather, they ponder what to do for a long time, and then the press spokesperson comes out and reads a statement. I thought it would be similar this time, and I'm very positively surprised. I think those are important words, the ones the primate said - Tomasz Sekielski stated in an interview with Katarzyna Kolenda-Zaleska on TVN24's "Fakty po faktach".
19:55
Sekielski:
An External Commission, Legally Empowered and Independent of Bishops, Should Be Established
- This is my opinion. An external commission should be established, comprising individuals not subject to the hierarchy of bishops. They should be independent of them. A commission empowered by law, with access to church archives, capable of questioning priests and their superiors. A commission to which victims can report. This is, of course, a task for years - said Tomasz Sekielski in an interview with Katarzyna Kolenda-Zaleska on TVN24's "Fakty po faktach".
20:02
Sekielski:
There's a story not included in the film. A diocesan bishop covered up a sexual scandal involving a priest. It will be told in a sequel.
- Naturally, I don't want to reveal names and details for now. For example, there is one story that doesn't appear in the film because what happens in it had not concluded by the time editing began. This story will be told in a sequel. It also includes a very well-documented thread about how a diocesan bishop covered up a sexual scandal involving a priest - said Tomasz Sekielski in an interview with Katarzyna Kolenda-Zaleska on TVN24's "Fakty po faktach".
20:05
Biedroń:
The Church Was an Extraterritorial Island Where Law and Justice Didn't Apply; Politicians Feared to Touch It
20:06
– This is absurd. I wouldn't even want to get into a discussion with politicians. Everything can be politicized and reduced to an election campaign. I'll just remind you that in Poland, the election campaign ends next spring with the presidential election. So, I'm to understand that I should only show this film in June next year? – Tomasz Sekielski said in an interview with Katarzyna Kolenda-Zaleska on TVN24's "Fakty po faktach" (Facts After Facts).
20:10
Biedroń:
What is it that makes politicians protect the Church so fiercely, standing behind it?
20:11
Biedroń:
It's no coincidence Joanna Scheuring-Wielgus wasn't on the European Coalition's lists. She spoke about it publicly because she had the courage to speak about pedophilia in the Church for years.
20:16
Biedroń:
I expect the police to enter in the morning, as they did in Mrs. Podleśna's case, and to enter all these locations and check the archives. If we learned about crimes committed by another professional group, the police would be there immediately!
20:27
20:31
20:37
„If it's about those who truly don't like, don't love Poland, who still come here and try to interfere in our internal affairs by participating in the election campaign. I'm talking about Mr. Timmermans here. If they want things to stay as they were and don't pay attention to, don't respect Polish citizens, who – as polls show – think completely differently, have a completely different perception of the judiciary, and also because we have a different vision aimed at making the judiciary just, but above all effective, swift, and where sentences are handed down and cases are truly processed without unnecessary delay, if for these aspirations we are today punished, brought before the CJEU, then I ask, how does this, for some in this Union, relate to respect” – said Minister Beata Kempa in an interview with Michał Adamczyk on TVP Info's “Gość Wiadomości”.
20:43
Kempa:
Let Schetyna look into his and his colleagues' consciences on how they voted on the pedophile registry. He should remain silent on this matter.
„Grzegorz Schetyna has a very short memory, because it was we who ordered the tightening of all penalties and the pedophile registry. Let Grzegorz Schetyna look into his and his party colleagues' consciences on how they voted on these solutions. We know that this was strongly protested. I think he should remain silent on this matter,” Minister Beata Kempa said in an interview with Michał Adamczyk on „Gość Wiadomości” on TVP Info.
20:45
20:50
Kempa:
It cannot be that the issue of pedophilia is generalized and other groups where this problem occurs, e.g., celebrities, are not mentioned. If Schetyna wants to use this for a brutal political fight, he is mistaken and will lose.
I am once again requesting the President’s decision.
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