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in the Information Process in Poznan, Fr. Papczynski’s autobiogra- phy entitled Secreta Conscientiae , and Fr. Wyszynski’s Letters and Diary of Activities . Finally, some consultants simply ignored certain facts and histor- ical data. For example, they ignored the historical background of the Piarists and chose to follow the path of certain assumptions like the one that the Piarist Superiors were without reproach and Fr. Pa- pczynski alone was unyielding. Meanwhile, Fr. Papczynski believed that it was his duty to be concerned about religious observance and to disapprove of injustice and immorality. This is what his conflict with some of the Piarist Superiors was all about. Decree on His Heroic Virtues In the further course of efforts undertaken to obtain Fr. Papczyn- ski’s beatification, when the discussions and quarrels among the his- torical consultants and theologians were still going on, the Holy Father received letters of recommendation from the Plenary Con- ference of the Polish Episcopate and from the Councils of the Reli- gious Orders of Men and the Religious Orders of Women in Poland. On March 6, 1981, following the decision made by the Holy Father, John Paul II, the Sacred Congregation for the Causes of the Saints issued a decree announcing the introduction of Fr. Papczynski’s cause before the Apostolic Tribunal. The process, which was to establish that the decrees issued by Pope Urban VIII regarding the cult of the saints were observed, took place in Warsaw during the years 1981-1982. Its conclusion was that Church regulations concerning public veneration of Fr. Pa- pczynski at his tomb had been followed. Then, on the basis of the materials gathered in Positio , and fol- lowing a new procedure, in force since 1983, it was necessary to prove the heroic nature of Fr. Papczynski’s virtues before the Sacred Congregation for the Causes of the Saints. S TANISLAUS P APCZYNSKI 450