Archbishop Stanislaw Gadecki, president of the Polish bishops’ conference, met with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew during his visit to Poland and renewed his condemnation of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

“Many of the aggressor’s actions bear the hallmarks of genocide,” the prelate said. “It seemed that the evil empire had irretrievably crumbled. The opposite has happened. The unbridled lust for power and the lack of respect for human life and human dignity have led to the revival of the destructive demons of the past.”

“As Christians, let us, together in solidarity, ask God—who is Peace and the source of all peace—to crush the hard hearts and minds of those who sow death and destruction.”