“The actors of the drama and trial of Christ are still alive,” said Fr. Jerzy Popiełuszko in his homily during the Mass for the Fatherland on 26th September 1982. “Only their names and faces have changed, the dates and places of their births have changed.”
Jerzy Popiełuszko was kidnapped and murdered while returning home. He was a priest. The perpetrators of this crime have not yet been punished.
Dr. Tadeusz Jóźwik, the forensic physician who performed the autopsy on the martyr’s body on 31st October 1984, speaks about the course of martyrdom and the causes of death of Father Jerzy Popiełuszko.
What do we know about the death of Fr. Jerzy Popiełuszko? What was established during the trial in the court in Toruń and later? How has knowledge about the circumstances of the murder of the Solidarity chaplain expanded in free Poland?
The martyrdom of Father Popiełuszko was no accident. The communist services had been surrounding him with their agents and harassing him in various ways since 1982.
A priest who “walked without shoes” because he gave them to those in need, was able to talk to a doctor, a professor, a simple cleaning woman or a steelworker from beneath the furnace – this is what those around him said.
Officiated by Fr. Jerzy Popiełuszko, the Masses for the Fatherland became the main reason for his persecution and, ultimately, martyrdom, but also a source of hope and comfort for millions of Poles.
From a simple, difficult life – to great tasks...
On the 40th anniversary of the martyrdom of Blessed Father Jerzy Popiełuszko, when the political and social context of those events had become blurred, their metaphysical dimension became more visible – the clash of evangelical Good and Evil.
Gdyby ks. Popiełuszko żył dziś, w mediach głównego nurtu nazwano by go fundamentalistą. A jednak ludzie tacy, jak On, mogą łączyć ponad podziałami i niepostrzeżenie zmieniać świat.
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