Cardinal Glemp prays for politicians while distancing Church from politics

In a speech yesterday marking the opening of the 314th assembly of the Polish Episcopacy, Primate of Poland Jozef Glemp insisted that the Church had no fears of the Left. While avoiding a direct comment on the recent choice by the electorate, he said, "We know the left hand and we were for many years under the long reign of the left hand... The Church is far apart from political events concerning parties, and therefore I am not competent to comment. We will pray to God to give light to the politicians so that they may create a team that can govern in a responsible manner." (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 3) M.T.