BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

17/12/2008

Polish priests not welcome in Belarus

Three Polish priests from the Grodno diocese in Belarus have not received permission for extending their religious mission.

Belarusian authorities claim the decision arises from the fact that the priests in question do not have command of the official languages used in administration contacts, namely Russian and Belarusian. Independent commentators point to the reason for the authorities' dissatisfaction being the celebration of mass in Polish.

There are currently 56 priests from Poland working in the Grodno diocese. Apart from the three who will have to leave Belarus by January 1st the remaining have resident permits valid for only six months.

A similar situation concerns Polish priests and sisters in the Minsk diocese.

Source:

http://www.polskieradio.pl/zagranica/news/artykul98351_Polish_priests_not_welcome_in_Belarus.html

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