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appealed at a higher court, i.e., the Holy See. 248 Since the Holy See was represented in Warsaw by its Nuncio, the matter was turned over to the nunciature. In this situation, Fr. Papczynski began to get ready for a trip to Warsaw in order to defend himself against the charges that the Piarists submitted to the Nuncio and to receive a confirma- tion of the decree of the diocesan court from him. The same day, on which the Piarists submitted their appeal to the Holy See before the Bishop’s Consistory in Cracow, i.e., February 20, 1671, Fr. Papczynski obtained a copy of the court decree issued on February 13, 1671. 249 Three days later, i.e., on February 23, 1671, he obtained two letters from Bishop Oborski. In the first letter, the bishop states that Fr. Stanislaus’s case regarding his refusal to give up the Piarist habit was settled in such a manner that, in accordance with his rightful request, he is supposed to receive a certificate of “good conduct” from the Piarists first. Since the Piarist Fathers ap- pealed this ruling, the bishop gave Fr. Stanislaus permission to travel in the Piarist habit even if he had to go outside the diocese. Father Papczynski received the office of the chaplain to the Arch- confraternity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary at the Church of St. James at Kazimierz. We do not know how long he had this benefice, but we do know that he definitely did not have it on December 11, 1670. In his first letter, Bishop Oborski testified that Fr. Stanislaus’s conduct during this year and a half stay in Cracow under the protection of the local bishop was impeccable and worthy of a religious. He added that there were no canonical obstacles in his case, that he could be allowed to perform functions associated with the sacred liturgy, and that he was able to hold offices. 250 The second letter obtained from Bishop Oborski was addressed to the Apostolic Nuncio in Poland, who had resided in Warsaw since the first days of March. Archbishop Francis Nerli had held this office since September of 1670. Towards the end of February 1671, the archbishop left Warsaw to go to Vienna where he became Extraor- S TANISLAUS P APCZYNSKI 214