The Highest Approved Regulation of the Committee of Ministers “On the Procedure for Censoring Manuscripts of Sermons Preached in Roman Catholic Churches” as an Instrument of Control of the Roman Catholic Church in the Russian Empire Cover Image

Najwyżej zatwierdzone rozporządzenie Komitetu Ministrów „W sprawie trybu cenzurowania rękopisów kazań wygłaszanych w kościołach rzymskokatolickich” jako instrument kontroli Kościoła rzymskokatolickiego w Imperium Rosyjskim
The Highest Approved Regulation of the Committee of Ministers “On the Procedure for Censoring Manuscripts of Sermons Preached in Roman Catholic Churches” as an Instrument of Control of the Roman Catholic Church in the Russian Empire

Author(s): Anton Huz
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, History of Church(es), Government/Political systems, Politics and religion
Published by: KSIĘGARNIA AKADEMICKA Sp. z o.o.
Keywords: Roman Catholic Church; sermon; Russian Empire; Committee of Ministers; regulation; censorship;

Summary/Abstract: This article attempts to trace the Russian imperial policy towards the Roman Catholic Church through the lens of a normative and legal document from the times of the Russian Empire – the Highest Approved Regulation of the Committee of Ministers “On the procedure for censoring manuscripts of sermons preached in Roman Catholic churches”. This document established control of the Church by introducing censorship, and thus interfering with the process of preparing, censoring and approving sermons written by the Roman Catholic clergy.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 14
  • Page Range: 25-40
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish