Analiza prawna przypadku bpa Edwarda Janiaka w kontekście filmu „Zabawa w chowanego” Marka i Tomasza Sekielskich
A legal analysis of the case of Bishop Edward Janiak in the context of the movie “Hide and seek” by Marek and Tomasz Sekielski

Summary/Abstract: The present paper focuses on several key issues relating to the case of Bishop Edward Janiak in the context of the movie by Marek and Tomasz Sekielski titled “Hide and seek”. The point of departure is to define the duties of the bishop under Polish law and canon law after he was informed of cases of pedophilia involving his subordinate clergy. Then, the analysis proceeds to assess the factual reliability of the movie, to what extent it violates the current law, the question of the legal protection of Bishop Janiak as well as the extra-legal aspects of his active defense. The paper concludes that the movie under discussion misrepresents not only the chronology of the events, but also the legal situation. As far as depicting Bishop Janiak as the negative character of “Hide and seek” is concerned, it was not motivated by the objective reasons, but was caused by the simple fact that the authors had the bishop’s recordings at their disposal and therefore used them in the movie.

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