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Kwestia zniesienia prawa patronatu w debacie parlamentarnej Sejmu Ustawodawczego w 1920 roku
The issue of the abolishment of the right of patronage in the parliamentary debate of the Legislative Sejm in 1920

Author(s): Paweł Magiera
Subject(s): History, Political history, Recent History (1900 till today), Interwar Period (1920 - 1939)
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika
Keywords: the right of patronage; the right of presentation; parliamentary debate; the Legislative Sejm; the Second Polish Republic

Summary/Abstract: The paper is about the parliamentary debate on the abolishment of the right of patronage which took place in the Legislative Sejm in March 1920 . It also includes in-formation about the historical background of the topic . The issue of the further existence of the right of patronage was first presented to the parliament by politicians from peas-ant movement who wanted to democratize it . Simultaneously, right-wing parties and the authorities of the Roman Catholic Church supported the idea of the total abolishment of the right of patronage . Although the parliamentary debate did not finish with a formal solution to the problem, it was a significant opportunity for a social discussion on the ideological issues and the role of the Roman Catholic Church in an independent Poland

  • Issue Year: 59/2021
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 167-191
  • Page Count: 26
  • Language: Polish