The Ecumenical News International website reports today (September 10, 2010) that a commission in Poland -- made up of government and church members -- has charged that the Slavic nation has failed to honor the legacy of the Solidarity movement, which recently celebrated its 30th anniversary.
"Those who demanded free trade unions and struggled for our freedom also wanted a dignified life for Polish families," said the Family Team of the Joint Government-Polish Bishops Conference Commission.
The Commission added, "Assurances that we are remembering the call of August 1980 are not credible if we forget how strong were the demands for an improvement in Polish family life, especially when these questions are still not resolved."
The statement was issued for the August 30 anniversary of the Gdansk Accords, under which the communist regime in Poland legally recognized the newly formed Solidarity Union, after a wave of strikes in Poland's Baltic ports.
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