Deputy causes stir when he asks radio personality to free himself from Devil

Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) Deputy Jerzy Wenderlich, in a public letter to Maryja Radio's head, Tadeusz Rydzyk, who is also a priest in the Catholic church, asked him to "come to his senses and free himself from the Devil's influence". In the same letter, Wenderlich raised objection to Torun City Council's decision to contribute to Rydzyk's fund "Nasza Przyszlosc" 54 hectres of municipally-owned real estate, on which Rydzyk intends to build a giant center dedicated to culture and science for zl. 500 million, raised entirely through donations. In response to the letter, father Rydzyk suggested raising money for the hospitalization of the deputy. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p.1,6)