Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Father Popiełuszko: The Polish Priest Who helped bring Down Communism in Poland

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Some Polish individuals were extraordinarily brave and courageous in the face of a communist dictatorship!

"For a communist country, it was strange to have an unsanctioned gathering of a million people. But, in Poland, 40 years ago the funeral of Father Jerzy Popiełuszko brought the nation to a halt to pay their last respects to a simple parish priest. ...

Things worked well for a week, but the weights tied to the body failed to keep him submerged and when he floated to the top of the water, the brutality of the Polish People’s Republic was exposed. Father Popiełuszko was one of ten priests murdered by the communists, but he would be the last. ..."

Father Popiełuszko: The Polish Priest Who Brought Down Communism in Poland | The Daily Economy




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