Prague Archbishop Says Trust in Church Damaged by Misconduct

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Prague Archbishop Stanislav Přibyl is calling on believers to make a pilgrimage of repentance for sins committed on church grounds. In his Sunday pastoral letter, he recalled serious suspicions of moral and property crimes, violence, and abuse, and admitted that trust in the church has been damaged.

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Suspicions of moral and property crimes committed by the church, which have recently taken place right at the seat of the archbishopric, have significantly damaged public trust, according to Prague Archbishop Stanislav Přibyl. He called on believers to join him in a penitential pilgrimage to Hájek near Prague, which will take place on October 5.

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Prague - According to Prague Archbishop Stanislav Přibyl, public trust in the church has been seriously damaged by suspicions of moral and property crimes that have recently taken place on church property and directly in the archbishopric. In his first pastoral letter since taking over as head of the Czech Catholic Church this year, Přibyl emphasized that he feels pain, frustration and shame for the scandal caused by these reprehensible cases. H…