Główne płaszczyzny konfliktu Kościoła katolickiego z obozem piłsudczykowskim w Drugiej Rzeczypospolitej
The Main Points of Conflict Between the Catholic Churchand the Pro-Piłsudski Camp in Interwar Poland

Summary/Abstract: During the Second Polish Republic the Catholic Church and especially the church’s higher hierarchy remained in constant conflict with the political supporters of Józef Piłsudski. This was the case for a number reasons, from Piłsudski’s supporters’ religious indifference, through their participation in freemasonic activities, liberal lifestyles, and leftist and socialist inclinations, up to their proneness towards totalitarianism, especially after 1926. A different aspect of the situation was the personal animosity between Marshall Piłsudski and various representatives of the clergy, who tended to support the opposing right-wing political forces. Despite this, the Pilsudski camp looked for a consensus with the church, and often undertook steps that were beneficial to it, as the camp was well aware of the church’s influence. As a result some representatives of the church, including the Primate, were convinced that building an understanding was the only appropriate approach to the existing reality.

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