ROME – President Donald Trump issued a statement Wednesday commemorating the 40th anniversary of the martyrdom of Father Jerzy Popiełszko, a Catholic priest who helped defeat communism in Poland.
President Trump: “Father Jerzy was a Roman Catholic priest, a Polish patriot, and a defender of workers who bravely lived his life for God, his country, and all people who aspired to live in freedom.'' He was a heroic messenger of the gospel who dedicated his life to the world,” the statement said.
President Trump said the former pastor of the Polish Solidarity Movement was “savagely beaten to death by members of the communist secret police because of his unwavering loyalty to God.”
President Trump also said Father Jerzy, through his martyrdom, helped “crush communism in Europe and liberate not only our fellow Poles but also millions of people in Europe's captive countries.” Among them were “many brave clergy, pastors, and laity who rejected their faith.” Bow your knees to the evil lies and deceptions of Marxism. ”
File/Original Caption/ Pastor Jerzy Popielszko, whose body was found in the waters of the Vistula River on Tuesday, October 30th, is shown here. He was abducted 11 days ago by three Interior Ministry officials. Here he is seen preaching at the famous Mass for the Fatherland in Warsaw's St. Stanisław Kostka Church. (Getty)
In his statement, President Trump cited Father Györgyi's example as crucial to understanding how communism ultimately collapsed.
“For this reason, every patriot, every freedom-loving person, every student of history, and every person who studies history, and how atheistic communism was defeated in Europe, and how evil “The immortal story of Father Jerzy Popiełuszko should be remembered and cherished by all people of faith who seek to understand how the world was overcome by goodness,” he wrote.
President Trump also hailed a Polish prelate as a hero of conscience who refused to bow to atheist forces seeking to silence his testimony to God.
With every word he preaches from the pulpit, Trump asserts that “communist forces are determined to block his notary, paralyze his energy, and crush the solidarity movement he helped embolden.” They found in Father Yeji the resistance they could make. I haven't been able to overcome it.
Perhaps reflecting on similar abuses he himself suffered, President Trump noted that the young priest had been “subjected to relentless censorship, surveillance, harassment, and intimidation by the communist regime.”
Fie/Original caption/ Pro-Solidarity priest Jerzy Popielzeo, 37, was abducted from his car on the road by two unspecified people on Friday night. He recently met Solidarity founder Lech Walesa (left) and his father Henrik Jankowski (centre) in Gdańsk, where the crowd hailed them as heroes for their campaign to reinstate the outlawed trade union. . (Getty)
“His phone was being tapped. His car was being followed. A bomb was thrown at his house. Government propagandists in the press said Trump was against the 'highest institutions of the nation.' Trump said that he made slanderous comments about the church, accusing it of “turning the church into a venue for anti-national propaganda.''
Father Jesi was bludgeoned to death on October 19, 1984, resulting in 40th His martyrdom anniversary is next Saturday. But Wednesday marks the anniversary of the election of the first Polish pope, John Paul II, to the pontificate in 1978, and President Trump has decided to issue a commemorative statement on this day.
“As Americans, we stand with Poland to protect freedom, human dignity, the rule of law, sovereign borders, national independence, and Western civilization,” Trump wrote. “We share the belief that religion, morality, and a culture open to God are essential to just government and political prosperity.”
