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9 July 2018

Priest on the path to sainthood criticized for anti-Semitism

Pope Francis' decision to move the World War II-era head of Poland's Catholic Church a step closer to possible sainthood has hit a stumbling block, after two leading Jewish organizations and even Polish Catholic publications called him out for anti-Semitic views. It's not clear if the protests will derail the sainthood cause of Cardinal August Hlond, but in the past the Vatican has taken such protests seriously and at the very least put the cases up for closer review.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cardinal-august-hlond-priest-on-the-path-to-sainthood-criticized-for-anti-semitism/