The Pope ordered a visit to the Polish diocese. The war between the parish and the bishop

The diocesan press service announced the ordered visit on Monday. The laconic announcement indicated that it would be conducted by the Bishop of Włocławek, Krzysztof Wętkowski.

The diocese reported that the Apostolic Nunciature in Poland has already informed about the visit to the Ordinary of Bielsko-Żywiec, Bishop. Roman Pindel.

It has not been announced when it will start and what its subject will be. It was only indicated that Bishop Wętkowski, who is the chairman of the Legal Council of the Polish Episcopal Conference, received all the authorizations needed to carry it out from the Holy See.

The parish in Grojec in the spotlight

Recently, there has been a conflict in the church in Bielsko-Żywiec over the dismissal by the bishop of the parish priest in Grojec near Oświęcim, Fr. Józef Zborek.

The case has been going on for two years and arouses great emotions among parishioners. The Curia accused the priest of serious violations of canon law. The parish priest appealed to the Vatican authorities, which ultimately shared the bishop's position.

The bishop visits and the conflict escalates

The escalation occurred on October 4, when Bishop Pindel came to the church in Grojec. Hundreds of people gathered there demanding that the parish priest remain. They surrounded the temple and prevented, among others, the ordinary from leaving it. He was attacked verbally and physically. Only after midnight, accompanied by the police, did the hierarch leave the parish.

The Bielsko-Żywiec diocese was established in 1992. It includes over 200 parishes.