 Professor Franz Scholz, a German theologian, as well as many others have expressed their opposition to the proposed beatification of Cardinal Hlond.Scholz opposes his actions against post-war German expellees and civilians from territories ceded by Allies to the Polish Republic.Documentation (a "Positio") was submitted to the Congregation for the Causes of Saints (CCS) in 2008 and on 9 March 2017 a group of nine theologians approved naming Hlond "Venerable" with 8 votes in favor and 1 abstention.