The head of one of Europe’s largest Catholic news agencies has resigned in protest over media reforms proposed by the Polish Church.

Marcin Przeciszewski, the longtime president of Poland's Catholic news agency KAI, has accused his country’s bishops of acting illegally and reviving “solutions known from totalitarian times”, reportsOSV News.

“These reforms are superficial and unnecessary,” Przeciszewski said. “We’ve tried to provide honest, responsible coverage of various issues, rather than just putting out propaganda. But most bishops seem to believe KAI should just be offering PR apologetics.”