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10. December 2020 - 21:04
The Polish Orthodox Church issued a statement yesterday on the “Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence,” commonly known as the Istanbul Convention, noting that while it has praiseworthy elements, it also unfortunately departs from the Biblical conception of mankind, and thus the Church cannot support it.
The Church’s statement comes amidst societal tension on the matter after Polish Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro declared in July 2020 that he would begin the formal process to withdraw from the Convention, which was previously ratified by the Polish government in 2015.
Hundreds of people demonstrated against the withdrawal in Warsaw in July.