The situation of refugees between Belarus and Poland stimulated the discourse in Poland. Now the highest dignitary of the Catholic Church in Poland has spoken out in favor of admission.
Warsaw – The highest dignitary of the politically influential Polish Catholic Church has advocated the admission of migrants.
The church itself is ready to take in needy refugees, said Wojciech Polak, Archbishop of Gniezno and Primate of Poland, in an interview with the Polish Catholic news agency KAI. The KAI interview was published on Thursday on the archbishop’s official homepage. On Saturday, the TV news channel TVN24 also quoted it in detail.
Polak: It needs a system of help
When asked directly whether he himself would accept refugees in his archdiocese, Polak replied: “Yes, I would. But recording alone is not enough. A comprehensive system of assistance for integration is required. “For this, the support of the state is necessary.
In the interview, Polak also responded to surveys that Catholic believers in Poland were less willing to help refugees than non-believers: “If these surveys reflect the true beliefs of the believers, it means an even more urgent call for me to follow the call of the gospel Affirming help for those in need. ”Helping a person in need is a principle of Christian doctrine.
The Polish authorities are accusing the Belarusian ruler, Alexander Lukashenko, of bringing refugees from crisis regions to the EU’s external border in an organized manner. Aid organizations and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights accuse both Poland and Belarus of human rights violations. Poland is sending refugees back across the border without giving them the chance of a fair asylum procedure. Belarus, on the other hand, refuses to allow them to return to the capital Minsk and is forcing them to stay on the border. dpa
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