Priest Participates in a Boxing Match

Father Jacek Stryczek (in red), who is widely known in Poland, boxed last weekend against Andrzej Supron (64), an Olympic silver medal winner. The fight ended in a draw. It took place during the fourth "Business Boxing Poland Gala" in Warsaw. Managers and businessmen boxed for a good cause against professionals. Stryczek is chairman of the charitable foundation "Wiosna" (meaning, “spring”), which received the proceeds of the evening.

Picture: Andrzej Supron, Jacek Stryczek, © ArsLumen, press photo, #newsCeqkmqjmzf

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Holy Cannoli

May 17, 2017

The event was to benefit charity and included some high profile (managers and businessmen) individuals. It wasn't a serious contest. Because of that, I'd say it's ok for the priest to participate. Whether or not the Olympian knocked a little sense into Father Jacek is debatable.

mmeharriet

May 17, 2017

This breeds the negative in us: anger, violence, hurting another. A priest's job is to hear confessions and say Holy Mass!

Temperance

May 16, 2017

I don't like stuff like this. Instead shouldn't the priest be saying Holy Mass to box the Devil and not spending his time trying to knock out a fellow Child of God.