Polish bishops want to mediate. "Let us pray for light and wisdom for those in power"

Members of the Permanent Council of Bishops met on Wednesday in Warsaw. After the meeting, the spokesman of the Polish Episcopal Conference, Fr. Leszek Gęsiak, the meeting was called due to the current situation in the country.

The bishops analyzed very carefully all the information coming from the media about what is happening in Poland at the moment - said Fr. Goose. They discussed various perspectives that may lead to the development of this crisis in the coming months, because we definitely have a serious crisis, he added.

After the deliberations, the position of the Permanent Council of Bishops was published.

Declaration of readiness for mediation

The bishops called for not to escalate the conflict, to engage in constructive dialogue, to resolve difficulties peacefully and to abandon prejudices and violent actions.

The KEP spokesman noted that the hierarchs are ready to help launch and later conduct the mediation process - if the parties to the dispute express such will.

Bishops are ready to participate in such mediation, initiate such mediation, and then also continue this mediation process, if it is initiated, in some way - emphasized Fr. Goose.

He added that the bishops support the "disarmament of language", the rejection of violence, hatred and aggression.

Prayer, fasting and penance

Let us pray for light and wisdom for those in power and all those responsible for public life, so that caring for the common good of our society is their most important duty. Let us do it these days with the words of supplication, the anthem "God Save Poland" and "Prayer for the Homeland" by Fr. Piotr Skarga – we read in the position published on the KEP website.

In a position published on the KEP website, members of the Permanent Council of Bishops asked the faithful to pray for social peace, national understanding and reconciliation.

They also appealed for the next Tuesday, November 10, to be a day of fasting and penance for this intention. The hierarchs reminded that the upcoming National Independence Day should encourage reflection on the value of a free and independent homeland.

"Unfortunately, we are witnessing deep social and political divisions that have been growing for years and are turning into hatred and aggression," the statement said.

Dispute around the Constitutional Tribunal

The bishops' appeal appeared at a time of growing tension around the Constitutional Tribunal.

Anna Korwin-Piotrowska was indicated as the head of the Tribunal and issued an order on a break in the performance of duties by the President of the Constitutional Tribunal, Bogdan Święczkowski, and Vice-President Bartłomiej Sochański.