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The Polish church is preparing to face up to a tricky issue in its past. A Bishop from the south-western Wroclaw diocese has decided to form a commission which will investigate the involvement of local priests with the communist secret services.

This is the third such commission following those formed by Lublin and Warsaw-Praga bishops over the last year. Historians claim that 10 to 15% of priests and laymen who took an active part in the life of the Church were agents of the secret services.

A large part of the service's archives was destroyed in 1990 but some documents survived and they are currently held by the Institute of National Remembrance.

Source: Radio Polonia

May.11th.2005



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