A file containing documents concerning religion in Poland. The principal subject covered in the file is the relationship between the government and the Roman Catholic Church. Aspects of this subject discussed include the appointment of a new Archbishop of Wroc?aw, Henryk Gulbinowicz; protests by the church about proposed changes to the Polish constitution; the "normalisation" policy of the Polish president, Edward Gierek, which was intended to undermine the church; the possible resignation of the Polish primate, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński, which would have been a severe blow to Polish Catholicism; a strongly-worded pastoral letter attacking the government's anti-Christian policies; and the view that the Polish Catholic Church was "the strongest and most vital church community in any communist-ruled country". Documents in the file include a report on the "normalisation" of church-state relations by the British ambassador in Warsaw, Norman Reddaway.
- Collection ID
- FCO28
- Copyright
- Content from Polish Episcopate © Politika.; Content from Radio Free Europe Research © RFE/RL, Inc.; Content from S?owo Powszechne © S?owo Powszechne and Polish News Bulletin Company Sp. z o.o..; Content from ?ycie Warszawy © Polska Agencja Prasowa SA.; Content from the Government of the Polish People's Republic was created by The Government of the Polish People's Republic and has been reproduced in accordance with copyright law exceptions applying to government material.; The rights holder for "Komunikat ze 154 Konfereneji Plenarnej Episkopatn Polski, 10.09.1976" could not be identified. We invite anyone with information about the copyright holder of this item to contact us.; The rights holder for "Poland: Muzzling the Church" could not be identified. We invite anyone with information about the copyright holder of this item to contact us.; The rights holder for "Rozlam wsrod katolików swieckich, 25.03.1976" could not be identified. We invite anyone with information about the copyright holder of this item to contact us. Content from Polish Episcopate © Politika. Content from Radio Free Europe Research © RFE/RL, Inc. Content from S?owo Powszechne © S?owo Powszechne and Polish News Bulletin Company Sp. z o.o.. Content from ?ycie Warszawy © Polska Agencja Prasowa SA. Content from the Government of the Polish People's Republic was created by The Government of the Polish People's Republic and has been reproduced in accordance with copyright law exceptions applying to government material. The rights holder for "Komunikat ze 154 Konfereneji Plenarnej Episkopatn Polski, 10.09.1976" could not be identified. We invite anyone with information about the copyright holder of this item to contact us. The rights holder for "Poland: Muzzling the Church" could not be identified. We invite anyone with information about the copyright holder of this item to contact us. The rights holder for "Rozlam wsrod katolików swieckich, 25.03.1976" could not be identified. We invite anyone with information about the copyright holder of this item to contact us.
- Countries
- Vatican
- Department Reference
- ENP 226/1
- Document Type
- Correspondence Meeting Minutes Press and Media Speeches and Public Statements
- File Reference
- FCO 28/2910
- Identifier
- 10.1080/cwee.fco28.002910
- Note
- The following items have been removed from this file due to copyright restrictions: BBC Monitoring Summary of World Broadcasts, 03.11.1976, EE/5354/A1/5 BBC Monitoring Summary of World Broadcasts, 22.09.1976, EE/5318/B/1-2 BBC Monitoring Summary of World Broadcasts, 23.02.1976 BBC Monitoring Summary of World Broadcasts, 24.06.1976, EE/5242/B/2-3.
- Pages
- 135
- Persons Discussed
- Edward Gierek Norman Reddaway Stefan Władysław
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Subject Countries
- Poland
- Themes
- Religion
