A Polish bishop has spoken out about sex-abuse accusations that have troubled the Archdiocese of Szczecin and raised questions about a possible public inquiry.A day after a whistle-blower Dominican priest spent several hours conferring with a prosecutor, a retired bishop offered his own perspective on the problem of sexual abuse.
In an interview with the Dziennik newspaper, Bishop Tadeusz Pieronek said: "Everywhere, in each society, there are deviations, which are the result of the imperfection of man."
The Church, Bishop Pieronek continued, cannot remain untouched by evil.
"Every evil is a threat to the Church," he said.
"But the Church also exists to deal with evil."
The retired bishop added some thoughts about the role of the Church in a secular world, professing his belief that in Europe today the faithful suffer discrimination. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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