Pope calls for Catholics to take in Muslim refugees sparks backlash from Polish priest
Getty A priest has been branded “deplorable” after calling for Pope Francis to have a quick death
Father Edward Staniek, a Parish priest in the southern city of Krakow, launched into an angry tirade at Pope Francis after the Pope called for Catholics to take in Muslim refugees because it is their Christian duty. In a sermon on February 25 Father Staniek said: “I pray for the Pope in his wisdom to open his heart to the Holy Spirit, but if he does not, I pray for his quick departure to his Father’s house. "I can always ask God for a happy death for him because a happy death is a great grace.”
Father Staniek added that there was no dialogue with Muslims and that the “doors to the diocese and parish are open only to believers in Jesus Christ.” But after his speech, Krakow’s Archbishop Marek Jedraszewski said that he heard about the deporable comments with "great pain and regret". The archbishop said that he had discussed them face-to-face with Father Staniek and urged the Vatican to dismiss the comments, adding that the Krakow diocese was actually praying “with the best intentions” every day for Pope Francis. The late Pope John Paul II was from Wadowice, 50 kilometres southwest of Kraków. The late Pope John Paul II was from Wadowice, 50 kilometres southwest of Kraków.
Getty Archbishop Jedraszewski urged the Vatican to dismiss the comments of Father Edward Staniek