Polish archbishop admits communist-era past
WARSAW, Jan 5 (Reuters) The newly appointed archbishop of Warsaw today admitted he had worked with the communist-era secret services, appearing to back down from earlier denials in a row which has led to calls for him to resign.
''By
the
fact
of
this
entanglement
I
have
damaged
the
church,''
the
PAP
state
news
agency
quoted
Bishop
Stanislaw
Wielgus
as
saying
in
a
statement,
adding
he
would
respect
any
decision
made
by
the
Pope.
''I
damaged
the
Church
again
when
in
recent
days,
amid
a
hot
media
campaign,
I
denied
the
facts
of
this
cooperation.''
REUTERS
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