Catholic Priest Stabbed before Mass in Poland - Please Pray for Fr. Ireneusz Bakalarczyk


A Catholic priest in Poland Fr. Dr. Ireneusz Bakalarczyk, 38 years old, suffered wounds to the chest and had to undergo surgery, according to Monika Kowalska, a spokeswoman for the city’s University Clinical Hospital. Fr. Ireneusz, formerly a member of the was responsible for the Latin Mass in the parish and he was part of the curia notary.
 She described the priest's condition as stable. A 57-year-old man suspected of carrying out the attack was stopped by police immediately after the incident, the PAP news agency reported. It quoted a spokesman for police, Krzysztof Zaporowski, as saying that the incident occurred shortly before 7 am on Monday in front of the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary on the Sand in the city centre. "The man approached the priest, started a conversation with him, and then stabbed him with a knife," Zaporowski said, as quoted by PAP. He added that the detained man was being questioned by investigators. His motives were not immediately clear. (Edited from thenews.pl and wpolityce - Image source shared from Google Images)

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Anonymous said…
Hello,
Father Bakalarczyk is not FSSP, he is dioecesian priest from the Archdiocese of Wrocław. I would like you to rectify it.
Anonymous said…
As a catholic it is our duty to pray for our priest, as they are the chosen one to spread the words of God. I am praying for the speed recovery of Fr. Ireneusz and all the priest in the whole �� and specially to our own H.E. Pope Francis. May the hand of the Holy Ghost shield them and protect them from enemies , in sicknesses and delivered not from evil.. Amen.
Verity Kindle said…
So little information is available about the assailant, could it be that he was a brand-new arrival to Poland?
Anonymous said…
Fr. Bakalarczyk wasn't ever a FSSP priest.
DLitong said…
Hail Mary, full of grace! The Lord is with thee. Blest art thou amongst women, and blest is the Fruit of thy womb, Jesus! Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Anonymous said…
Absolutely not an immigrant.

He's a Poke by birth, who was "upset" by the recently published documentary on the extent of pedophilia in the Church.