POLAND: BISHOPS' MEETING

Created: 2/27/1982

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POLAND: Bishops' Meeting

Poland's bishops are expected toolicy statement todaywo-day session over by. Archbishop Glemp. The

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since Glempelegation earliefthis month to the Vatican for talks with Pope John Paul II.

Commentt The bishops last met in early January, when thoytrong message, which Glemp partly counteractedore moderate one of his own. Although the hierarchy continues to be divided, the bishops' stater ment is likely to be in line with Gleap's approach. It probably will condemn the repression under martialespecially the internment policy. At the same time, however, it will also seek to use Premier Jaruzelski's call for national reconciliation, which he made in his recent Central Committee speech, to urqe the realm? to follow through on its promise.