American documentary film about Pope John Paul II shocks Polish viewers

On the22nd anniversary of Karol Wojtyla's elevation to the papacy, Polish State Television showed an American documentary film dedicated to his life. The film's controversial approach roused the outrage of the Polish episcopate. According to one opinion expressed in the the film, the Pope initiated ecumenical dialogue with Jews because he felt responsible for the Church's failure to protest the extermination of Jews during World War II. The network responded to the outcry by making apologies to those who might feel offended by the contents of the film. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 4)