– He was a Pope who left virtually no one indifferent. He was a Pope who, once he caught that wind in his sails, was hard to keep up with. He was a Pope very close to people. I will never forget all those stories about […] how, while reading newspapers, […] he would call people whose stories he had heard or read something about. That someone's child was ill, that there had been some tragedy in the family. He sought these people out, tried to reach them somehow, invite them, show support – said Szymon Hołownia at a press conference in Mielec.

– He himself set an example of how children from irregular unions should be treated, clearly indicating that there should be no doubt for a priest whether to baptize them or not – he continued.

– He was a good parish priest, a good parish priest of the world. My assessment is that he was a poor politician, a very poor diplomat, but he was an incredible parish priest of the world, an incredible believing priest. And that, if you are the Pope, is really what matters most – he assessed.

– I completely disagreed with him regarding his assessment of the war in Ukraine, when he nuanced these matters, where it was necessary to clearly state where good and where evil lies. But that's how he was. I have the impression that he simply did not understand Europe, did not feel it. He brought a completely new sensitivity to the Holy See […]. But in the end, it was he who sent Cardinal Krajewski with ambulances loaded with a lot of money, millions of dollars, to support Ukrainian victims of Russian aggression, and he did so repeatedly – he went on to say.