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...service, held in Warsaw's medieval St John's Cathedral, in the heart of the old town, did not turn out as expected. It was intended to mark the elevation of Stanislaw Wielgus, 67, to the post of Archbishop of Warsaw, the most important post in the Polish Catholic Church. Instead, the archbishop began his service by reading from a letter he had just completed to the Vatican: "After profound reflection and assessment of my personal situation, I submit to the hands of Your Holiness my resignation from the office of Warsaw Metropolitan Archbishop," he read. Wielgus's resignation, which...
...Wielgus has become the most famous victim of a process known as "lustration" - a word meaning "purification" - that is under way across eastern Europe. Embraced as a political weapon by right-wing parties against their enemies, it is targeting anyone with even remote ties to the communist past. In Poland this process has gained fresh momentum over the past year following the election of a right-wing, anti-communist coalition government led by twin brothers who began their careers battling communists alongside Lech Walesa and the Solidarity trade union movement. Cardinal Jozef Glemp, who is standing in for Wielgus until...
...including those who wanted to travel abroad or who sought posts over which the state had control, and ask them to sign papers indicating their willingness to pass on information. Some were threatened with the loss of their job or separation from their family if they did not cooperate. Wielgus's case may have been typical: he was approached by secret police after requesting permission to travel abroad to study and agreed to sign a paper indicating his willingness to pass on information. He has admitted doing as much but denies that he actually spied on colleagues...
...Krista Perry is a remarkable defender and she’s very much the heart of the team,” Dartmouth coach Chris Wielgus said. “She had the assignment to defend Reka and she knows how to defend her...We wouldn’t have been able to do anything without...
...have enormous respect for Reka,” Dartmouth coach Chris Wielgus said. “She’s done a wonderful job for Harvard. She’s done a wonderful job for the Ivy League. She has played her heart...