Considerando que Witold Tomczak alega que el objeto de su acción contra la escultura era defender los sentimientos religiosos, suyos y de otras personas, y proteger la dignidad del Papa; que contesta el importe de los daños que supuestamente causó y, en cualquier caso, considera que su comportamiento tenía como fin el proteger un valor más elevado: el del honor del Papa ante los ojos de los católicos polacos,
whereas Witold Tomczak claims that by his action towards the sculpture he sought to defend his and other people's religious feelings, as well as to protect the dignity of the Pope; whereas he contests the amount of the damage he allegedly caused and in any case considers that his behaviour was aimed at protecting a higher value — that of the Pope's honour in the eyes of Polish Catholics,