Thursday, June 10, 2010

CNS STORY: Martyred Polish priest beatified at Mass in Warsaw in front of 140,000

Martyred Polish priest beatified at Mass in Warsaw in front of 140,000

Yaayy! I have his relics and am so happy to hear the news...

A martyred Polish priest was praised for standing against the oppressive forces of communism when he defended human rights in his sermons during a beatification Mass in the Polish capital.

More than 140,000 people listened intently during the June 6 ceremony in Pilsudski Square as Archbishop Angelo Amato, prefect of the Vatican's Congregation for Saints' Causes, recalled how Father Jerzy Popieluszko "did not yield to temptation to survive in this death camp" under communist rule.

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