The late Pope John Paul II has been accused of covering up child abuse carried out by priests during his time as archbishop of Krakow The late Pope John Paul II has been accused of covering up child abuse carried out by paedophile priests during his time as archbishop of Krakow, before his move to Rome as pontiff in 1978. A new book due this week, as well as a lengthy report on Tuesday night by Polish broadcaster TVN, cite cases in which cardinal Karol Wojtyla reportedly transferred abusing priests – without informing the receiving parish or diocese about the...