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Article: Will the Roman Catholic Church in Poland Split?
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- Polish-American Journal
- Article date:
- October 31, 2002
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Polish-American Journal
10-31-2002
WARSAW -- The September 15 issue of Poland's weekly "Wprost" published an
article warning that the Roman Catholic Church in Poland is facing a split.
One part is led by Cardinal Jozef Glemp, the primate of Poland, and the
other by Father Tadeusz Rydzyk, the charismatic head of Radio Maryja -- the
highly influential nationwide radio station based in Torun (central
northern Poland). Radio Maryja claims a regular listenership of 1.4 million
on a daily basis and some 5.9 million per week.
The article, titled "Split in the Church," is subtitled "The Torun Catholic
Church Against the Roman Catholic Church." According to Wprost, 5 million
Poles believe that Father ...