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  • A group of Polish Catholics took out a full page in an Italian newspaper Monday calling on Pope Francis to intervene after claims that clergy covered up child sexual abuse in Poland. "Rebuild our Church! We are begging you!," the 636 faithful urged the pope in La Repubblica, citing claims in recent a documentary that has ignited debate around clerical abuse in Poland. The subject has long been taboo in the predominantly Catholic country. "Please, look with care at the Church in Poland where bishops are hiding cases of paedophilia," said the group, whose website is called "Stop the Harm". Among others, the group pointed to bishop Edward Janiak in the central city of Kalisz, who was accused of covering up abuse cases in a viral YouTube documentary. The Vatican earlier this month approved an investigation into the claims, and on Thursday Pope Francis appointed an apostolic administrator to take charge of the Kalisz diocese. Janiak will remain bishop as the probe is carried out. "There was no reaction," the group said in La Repubblica, adding that "many of the faithful feel that the Vatican is allowing this to happen. "Holy Father, please, let's compensate for the harm!" The website said the group is made up of lay Catholics from various Polish dioceses, including Kalisz. It named more than 20 people who signed the appeal to the pope. The group also listed the attempts its members had made to raise awareness of the claims -- including numerous private letters to the pope -- before they took their message to the media. "We decided on this almost desperate move to appeal to Pope Francis in the Italian newspaper because we love the Church and we can no longer remain silent in face of the evil growing in it," the website said. The documentary "Hide and Seek", which has been watched more than seven million times on YouTube, tells the story of two brothers who were victims of abuse by a priest who acted with alleged tacit protection from Janiak. The documentary is the second in a series by independent journalist Tomasz Sekielski, who has said he will next look into Saint John Paul II's alleged inaction on abuse. John Paul II, who was pope from 1978 to 2005, was Polish and played a pivotal role in the country's transition from communism to democracy. cm-dt/dl/jj
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  • Polish Catholics call on pope to intervene in child abuse scandal
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