The Polish Church figures also said that a commission of experts in various fields — lawyers, doctors, psychologists and historians — would be formed soon to investigate cases of past abuse of minors by the clergy.A report last week on TVN24, which is owned by United States company Warner Bros. Discovery, named three priests whom John Paul allegedly moved around during the 1970s after they were accused of abusing minors.
Archbishop Grzegorz Rys said 'every page' in the church archives during the process that began shortly after John Paul's death in April 2005 and led to his canonization in 2014 has been examined. Karol Wojtyla served as archbishop of the southern Polish city of Krakow from 1964 to 1978, when he became Pope John Paul 2nd.Rys stressed that communist-era documents alleging abuse should be read cautiously, with the knowledge of the times.