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Polish Catholics in the Poviat of Głogów in 1955-1962 acc ording to Civil Servant: An Outline
Abstract
As a result of the decisions of the Yalta Conference, Głogów was annexed to Poland. The first Polish settlers, who arrived in the city in May 1945, found only ruins and ashes. The reconstruction of the city has still not been completed. Like elsewhere in the poviat, the communist authorities followed a denominational policy aimed at weakening and finally eliminating the Catholic Church: first, from the sphere of social life, and then also from private life. In order to acheve this aim, they used various methods. The poviat’s cultural heritage in the form of numerous sacred monuments in, which very often required thorough reconstruction, was not spared, either. It was the security apparatus that was particularly involved in the fight against the Church. The “Gomułka” period, that is the years 1956-1970, was a time of a temporary “thaw.” Ever since he came to power, Władysław Gomułka had no doubts as to the inevitability of a future conflict with the Church although he was forced to make temporary concessions to it by the existing political situation. The best proof of this is his personal decision to not to dissolve the PAX Association and to use it as a bargaining chip in the future confrontation with the Church. In his opinion, the agreement concluded after October 1956 was purely pragmatic, and it ended when the situation in the country stabilized. As a result, year after year, the freedom of the Church was more and more restricted. This article illustrates the struggle against the Catholic Church and its followers in the Głogów Poviat in the years 1955-1962.
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Gomułka times, Church, clergy, laityDetails
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