Bartek Krakowiak become well-known in Poland after making the roughly 800 mile walk from Warsaw to Medjugorje in 2017. The perpetrator also set fire to the outdoor altar of St. James church, the parish church that serves as the center of the Medjugorje pilgrimage site. “When I encountered God during my journey to Medjugorje, I was immediately placed in the ‘traditionalist’ category,” he complained. He added that he had encountered “more Protestants” within the Catholic Church than in his wife’s, Patrycja’s, Pentecostal community. READ: Minnesota diocese announces elimination of Sunday Masses at 7 parishesFollowing the incident, individuals associated with the Medjugorje pilgrimage site called for prayer rather than retaliation.