Polish diocese defends bishop on eve of landmark trial

Bishop Jeż will stand trial Feb. 18 on charges of failing to notify law enforcement promptly about allegations against two priests.

A Polish Catholic diocese has defended its bishop’s handling of clerical abuse cases on the eve of a landmark trial.

Bishop Andrzej Jeż of Tarnów, Poland. Credit: Joanna Adamik/Archidiecezja Krakowska/wikimedia Public Domain.

Bishop Andrzej Jeż, who has led the southeastern Diocese of Tarnów since 2012, is scheduled to stand trial in a district court Feb.…