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Polish Court Orders Church to Pay Abuse Victim | Poland News
A Polish court delivers a landmark verdict, ordering a Catholic diocese to pay 550,000 zloty—roughly 128,000 euros—to a woman sexually abused by a priest over three decades ago, while also mandating the priest issue a public apology. This case, which took more than four years to resolve, marks one of the largest compensation awards ever against the Polish Catholic Church amid mounting revelations about how bishops handled abuse. Though the statute of limitations barred criminal prosecution, the civil ruling underscores that justice can still emerge through the courts—even after decades. The…
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