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Pope John Paul II’s longtime private secretary on Wednesday defended his decision not to burn the pope’s papers as the pontiff’s will instructed.
Polish-born Archbishop Stanislaw Dziwisz, 66, was John Paul II’s personal secretary at the Vatican for almost 27 years.
At his first news conference since being appointed archbishop of Krakow, Dziwisz said, “The Holy Father gave me an absolutely free hand on the matter. It is my responsibility what to keep. . . . I think this belongs to the church, to the society and to the general culture.”
He also said he is excited to lead John Paul II’s former archdiocese.
