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Jedwabne 10 07 2017
Kategoria: pogrom anniversary
*"The church mourns over all those
who suffered here from pain and humiliation, those who met with death here - death that shouldn't
have happened. At the same time church is deeply concerned about those sons of the Polish nation,
Catholics in particular, who were involved in this execution and personally contributed to that pain
and humiliation and finally to death. It's a great pain and remorse for which we apologize to all
Jewish brothers and sisters. As the time shows, when the evil and jealousy takes over a human's
heart and paralyzes it - that always leads towards death: phisical death of the victims and
spiritual death of the executioners. In our sincere prayers we remember all victims who suffered
from this murder here at that exact place, as well all those who contributed to
it."
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* Bishop Rafał Markowski, The CEO of the Coucil of Religious Dialogue and the Committee of Dialogue with Judaism of Polish Episcopal Conference - during the commemoration of the 76th anniversary of Jews murdering in Jedwabne, executed by Polish people and inspired by Germans. It is the first bishop who has ever apologized in this place.
2017-07-11 09:27:41
