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  • John Paul II's longtime secretary consecrated archbishop of Krakow (pictures).

    08/27/2005 2:14:41 PM PDT · by lizol · 3 replies · 332+ views
    Macleans.ca ^ | August 27, 2005 | MONIKA SCISLOWSKA
    John Paul II's longtime secretary consecrated archbishop of Krakow MONIKA SCISLOWSKA KRAKOW, Poland (AP) - Pope John Paul II's longtime aide Stanislaw Dziwisz was installed Saturday as archbishop of Krakow - the post once held by John Paul - fulfilling the late pope's wish for his trusted secretary and friend. Pope Benedict XVI, who appointed Dziwisz to lead the important diocese in June, described him as "the best person to hold this position," in a papal bull read out by Rev. Jan Zajac during a ceremony in Krakow's Wawel Castle cathedral. "By now, the faithful have come to know your...
  • Secretary Didn't Burn John Paul's Notes

    06/04/2005 8:23:30 AM PDT · by RushCrush · 137 replies · 1,589+ views
    AP ^ | 06-04-2005 | MONIKA SCISLOWSKA
    WARSAW, Poland - Pope John Paul II's longtime private secretary said Saturday he did not burn the late pontiff's notes as his will demanded, arguing that the papers contain "great riches" and should instead be preserved. Archbishop Stanislaw Dziwisz, who worked with the pope from 1966 until his death earlier this year, told Polish state radio there are "quite a lot of manuscripts on various issues," but he offered no details. "Nothing has been burned," Dziwisz said. "Nothing is fit for burning, everything should be preserved and kept for history, for the future generations — every single sentence." "These are...