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On June 23, 1963 Stanislaw Dziwisz was ordained a Priest. He soon came to serve on the staff of Cardinal Karol Józef Wojtyla, later to be known as Pope John Paul II. In 1998 Father Dziwisz was promoted to the rank of Bishop, and given the titular see of San Leone . He was then given the title of Official of Prefecture of the Papal Household, Roman Curia. On September 29, 2003, Bishop Dziwisz was promoted to the rank of ArchbishopIn Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated bishop heading a diocese of particular importance due to either its size, history, or both, called an archdiocese. When a bishop becomes an archbishop, he is not in any sense being ordained nor otherwise recei, retaining the San Leone titular see.

As the Pope's private secretary, Dziwisz issues many statements from the VaticanVatican may refer to: Holy See Roman Curia Vatican City Vatican Hill Vatican Palace Vatican Library., occasionally clarifying situations, like in the case of The Passion of the ChristThe Passion of the Christ ( 2004) is an independent film about the last twelve hours of the life of Jesus Christ. Mel Gibson financed and directed this film adaptation of the traditional Passion play, which is a Christian tradition during the season of Le. When the Pope was quoted as saying "It is as it was.", possibly suggesting he supported the highly controversial Mel GibsonMel Gibson (born January 3, 1956) is an American-born Australian-reared actor, director and producer best known for either acting in or directing the Mad Max movie series, the Lethal Weapon series, Braveheart and directing The Passion of the Christ. Overv movie, Dziwisz stated for the press that "The Holy Father has told no one of his opinion of this film."