Postawy duchowieństwa kościołów i związków wyznaniowych wobec władz państwowych i przebudowy sytemu politycznego na Ziemi Lubuskiej w latach 1945-1956
Attitudes of the clergy of churches and religious associations Against the state authorities and the reconstruction of the political system. On the land of Lubuskie in the years 1945-1956

Summary/Abstract: Since 1944, the Polish constitution was based on the Marxist idea. Consequently, the Communists assumed the denial of religion from the social life of the Nation. The realization of this assumption, however, was not possible quickly, given the high religiousness of society. The policy of the authorities took into account the gradual elimination of churches and religious associations from Poles' lives. In pursuit of this goal in the fight against the main opponent, the Roman Catholic Church, state authorities instrumentally treated all functioning confessions. Their clergy, struggling to fulfill their mission of evangelization, were more or less aligned with political reality, sometimes facing difficult choices. Due to the limited range of influence of minority churches in the womb, the tendency towards submission to state authorities was greater. Their clergy saw in this the chance to develop in rivalry with the most numerous community of believers in Poland, the Roman Catholic Church.

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