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The book is published within the
framework of 39/89 Series, which depicts the most essential subjects and
events of the Polish history between 1939 and 1989.
In his attempt to describe the Catholic Church in the Polish Peoples Republic
Jan Żaryn explores the issue of the legal and functional conditions imposed by
the atheist party upon the Catholic Church in the communist state. The religious
policy of the communist authorities was confronted with the Church resistance
and the weakness of the state authorities. In the course of time the communist
government had become less immune to the influence of the Catholic Church. In
spite of communist repressions the church retained its authority and new
generations found its ideas appealing.
The book shows also the attempts of lay Catholics to participate in legal
politics, particularly the Christian Democratic and National milieus, which had
been kept under surveillance and often repressed by the secret security. The
publication includes archival photos and documents from the archives of IPN.
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