Citing the clerical abuse scandal, and Catholic leaders' opposition to abortion and derision for LGBTQ+ rights, many Poles are questioning their relationship with the church and its closeness to the government.
Russia has lodged a formal protest with the Vatican over Pope Francis’ latest condemnation of atrocities in Ukraine, in which the pontiff blamed most of the cruelty on Chechens and other minorities in an apparent effort to spare ethnic Russian troops from criticism.
