Priest in Poland admits communist spying
WARSAW, Poland, July 12 (UPI) -- Polish Roman Catholic priest Michal Czajkowski has admitted to spying for the former communist state secret police, the PAP news agency said.
Czajkowski was accused of spying for the communist regime from 1960-84, the BBC reported Wednesday.
In May, Polish media reported government documents claim some 6,000 Catholic priests were listed as pro-communist spies.
In a statement released Tuesday, Czajkowski said his "guilt is beyond discussion" and asked for forgiveness.
"I have already expressed my repentance to God. Now I am doing the same with people," the priest said.
Czajkowski originally denied the allegations published in media reports in May, but soon afterward he resigned his post as co-chairman in the Polish Christian-Jewish council.
The Institute of National Remembrance, a Polish body investigating communist-era crimes, said it has evidence that Czajkowski was an informer for the secret police. Link
WARSAW, Poland, July 12 (UPI) -- Polish Roman Catholic priest Michal Czajkowski has admitted to spying for the former communist state secret police, the PAP news agency said.
Czajkowski was accused of spying for the communist regime from 1960-84, the BBC reported Wednesday.
In May, Polish media reported government documents claim some 6,000 Catholic priests were listed as pro-communist spies.
In a statement released Tuesday, Czajkowski said his "guilt is beyond discussion" and asked for forgiveness.
"I have already expressed my repentance to God. Now I am doing the same with people," the priest said.
Czajkowski originally denied the allegations published in media reports in May, but soon afterward he resigned his post as co-chairman in the Polish Christian-Jewish council.
The Institute of National Remembrance, a Polish body investigating communist-era crimes, said it has evidence that Czajkowski was an informer for the secret police. Link
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