The Moscow Times website reports today (July 21, 2010) that a wooden cross raised outside Poland's presidential palace -- after a Smolensk plane crash killed President Lech Kaczynski and 95 others -- will be moved to a nearby church in an attempt to end a dispute over who is responsible for the crash.
President-elect Bronislaw Komorowski, who won early elections in June forced by Kaczynski's death, wanted to move the cross earlier, but his bid sparked anger among supporters of the main opposition party -- Law and Justice -- led by Kaczynski's twin brother, Jaroslaw.
Jaroslaw Kaczynski told a recent news conference that removing the cross would be "moral abuse" until a proper memorial was erected on the site, which is one of Warsaw's most popular streets in the historic Old Town.
Details of a ceremony for moving the cross to the nearby Church of St. Anna will be released soon.
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