US EditionPope’s death sways Polish election, candidate criticised over funeral conduct
- Marshal Szymon Hołownia attended Pope Francis' funeral at the Vatican on April 26, 2025.
- He represented Poland at the service for the Catholic Church's leader alongside other Polish officials.
- Images viral online showed him taking photos with his smartphone over others' heads during the event.
- Responding to online criticism, Hołownia stated, "one must have no shame."
- The incident sparked criticism regarding his conduct and impacted the Polish presidential campaign.
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“He Embarrassed Poland”: Parliamentary Speaker Criticised for Behaviour at Pope Funeral
The speaker of the Polish parliament, centrist-liberal politician Szymon Hołownia has quite rightly come under fire for acting disrespectfully during Pope Francis’s funeral on Saturday, April 26th.Hołownia was seen constantly taking photos and selfies and livestreaming the event as though it were a spectacle.Szymon Hołownia zrobił sobie na pogrzebie Papieża Franciszka prawdopodobnie pierdyliard tysięcy fot.Za każdym razem kierował obiektyw na si…
During Pope Francis' funeral in the Vatican, Sejm Speaker Szymon Hołownia found himself in the spotlight of internet users after taking photos just before the Pope's funeral began. Hołownia explains the situation, claiming that he was only documenting the event.
Speaker of the Polish Sejm Shimon Golovnia during the funeral of Pope Francis took a photo using his mobile phone tsn.ua (news 1+1)
There was a lack of political intuition and experience - said Krzysztof Bosak, commenting on the photo taken by Szymon Hołownia on St. Peter's Square. The Marshal of the Sejm is defended by Piotr Zgorzelski from PSL. Radosław Fogiel, in turn, stated that he wants to reconcile everyone and took a selfie of the politicians in the Śniadania Rymanowskiego studio.
The Marshal defended himself, claiming that he did not take a so-called selfie, and that he had mixed up all the... homeless people.
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