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COMMUNIQUES ON APPOINTMENT OF NEW ARCHBISHOP OF WARSAW

VATICAN CITY, DEC 21, 2006 (VIS) - Given below is the text of a communique
released by the Polish Episcopal Conference, and of another released by the
Holy See Press Office, both concerning the recent appointment of Bishop
Stanislaw Wojciech Wielgus of Plock, Poland as the new metropolitan archbishop
of Warsaw.

Communique from the Polish Episcopal Conference:

"On the subject of the accusations launched by the Polish media against
Archbishop Stanislaw Wielgus, the presidency of the Polish Episcopal Conference
draws attention to the public injury that has been inflicted against a specific
person's right to a good reputation.

"The situation that has been created provokes even greater unease because it is
a clear example of 'wildcat lustration' (lustration being a technical term to
refer to the procedure for attributing responsibility of collaborating with the
security services of the communist regime). Such a situation is particularly
offensive in the case of an ecclesiastic. In fact, the simple fact of a
conversation taking place between a priest and members of the communist
security services cannot of itself prove immoral collaboration; especially
because, not infrequently, such conversations were of an administrative nature,
or had to be undertaken for pastoral reasons or to study, and with the consent
of the bishop.

"We thus request that respect be shown for the decision of the Holy Father
Benedict XVI, who has expressed his faith in the person appointed, entrusting
him with the office of metropolitan archbishop of Warsaw.

"Expressing our solidarity with Archbishop Wielgus, we entrust his person and
the task he has been given to God.

"We trust that the media storm that has been created will not ruin the
religious and family atmosphere that accompanies the Feast of Christmas."

Communique from the Holy See Press Office:

"The Holy See, in choosing to appoint the new metropolitan archbishop of
Warsaw, took into consideration all the circumstances of his life, including
those regarding his past. This means that the Holy Father nourishes complete
trust in Archbishop Stanislaw Wielgus and, in full awareness, has entrusted him
with the mission of pastor of the archdiocese of Warsaw."
OP/ARCHBISHOP WARSAW/WIELGUS VIS 061221 (360)

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