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Przyczynek do antykościelnej działalności ks. Leonarda Świderskiego
The anti-church activity of father Leonard Świderski

Author(s): Łukasz Ćwikła
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, History of Church(es), Pastoral Theology, Sociology of Religion
Published by: Wyższe Seminarium Duchowne w Łodzi
Keywords: church history; Fr. Leonard Świderski; enemies of the Church;

Summary/Abstract: So far the anti-church activity of father Leonard Świderski has not been revealed exhaustive enough. The only information on this figure you can find in the monograph on ksiądz Czesław Kaczmarek. biskup kielecki 1895–1963 by J. Śledzianowski. The current knowledge about father Świderski seems to be scarce. The main purpose of this article is to disclose his participation in insulting to polish Church and its hierarchy. In order to make it, author has used documentation which enrich our knowledge about father Leonard Świderski, especially his cooperation with UB. The cooperation began on 16th May 1949 and the collaborator was called “Iwa”. In this article Leonard Świderski’s publication which came out in “Przekrój” in 1962 were used. Its content was a slight from Świderski directed against polish Church, hierarchy and especially bishop Czesław Kaczmarek. We can come to the conclusion that father Świderski was just a tool in communists’ hands. His activity became a part of anti-church policy in Poland.

  • Issue Year: 22/2013
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 33-44
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish