Speaker of the Sejm Simon Holovnia assured in a conversation with journalists that during Saturday ceremony ceremonies of Pope Francis in Rome he did not make himself a selfie. I took 2 pictures: a crowd in St Peter's Square and the coffin of the pope taken from the basilica - he explained. The hoarding home thus referred to the charges that appeared at his address online.
The ceremony of Pope Francis was held in the Vatican on Saturday. The ceremony was attended by representatives of the Polish authorities, including president Andrzej Duda with his wife Agata Kornhauser-Duda and Deputy Prime Minister, head of MON Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz. He besides went to the Vatican with a group of MPs and senators.
"Licealist on tour"
Media and politicians' attention focused on Holnia's behaviour during the ceremony. On social media there was a photograph of the Marshal of the Sejm with a telephone in his hand in St Peter's Square. The lobby was immediately criticized by politicians on X.
"None serious, in front of the full world" - commented PiS spokesperson Rafał Bochenek. "The Marshal of the Sejm Szymon Hołownia, opponent of smartphones in Polish schools" - wrote PiS MEP Anna Zalewski. The left-wing MP, Tomasz Trela, besides spoke, who compared the Holovnia dAbout "Licealist on tour". "A small serious, Mr. Marshal," he called.
On the another hand, left-wing club head Anna Maria Żukowska noted that not only Hołownia was utilizing the telephone during the Vatican ceremony. They took pictures of themselves, among others. Roman Giertych (KO) and Michał Wójcik (PiS).
First of all, that entry on the X you made up. The image may be original, due to the fact that quite a few people were taking pictures with me today, but the entry is fake.
Second, I flew to Rome with my own money.
Lies like that won't aid you. I propose you apologize. https://t.co/ku8gXg8FcT
"Politic War"
Hołównia - referring to criticism - stated that "there's no shame in having a political war at a time like this".
"I invited people to the ceremony of the Pope in a homelessness crisis. These are representatives of the group, which Francis helped in a peculiar way. We pray, experience, paper and remember forever" - he wrote.
A photograph of St Peter's Square was added to the social media entry during the ceremony ceremony. "I enclose the evidence of what is most crucial today: a Vatican full of mourners, including many of our fellow countrymen" - he stressed.
There's no shame in making a political war at a time like this. I invited people to the ceremony of the Pope in a homelessness crisis. These are representatives of the group, which Francis helped in a peculiar way. We pray, experience, paper and remember forever... pic.twitter.com/97lM6oDsRO
— Simon Holownia (@symon_townia) April 26, 2025The Marshal of the Sejm, who was asked by journalists if during the ceremony he was taking a alleged selfie, assured that he was not in the habit of taking specified pictures. "I took a image coming out of the basilica, I took a image of this full crowd that was in St Peter's Square. Besides, many politicians coming out and following me and before me besides took specified pictures, due to the fact that it was absolutely intimidating and specified a humble impression" - he said.
Holownia emphasized that he took 2 pictures together. "The second photograph was a photograph erstwhile Pope Francis' coffin from the basilica was removed before mass".
According to Holown, there is nothing incorrect with commemorating crucial moments. He besides pointed out that many another politicians attending the ceremony were actually making themselves selfie.
"I realize there are those who even on specified a day, and under specified circumstances care to politically drop a bomb on someone. For me, the most crucial thing is whether I have a sense of whether I did something incorrect or did something wrong" - he said.
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