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Vol. 99 (2003): Our Past

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The Catholic vision of Poland's social system at the threshold of the Second Polish Republic in the programmes of political parties written by Fr. S. Adamski and Fr. T. Kubina

  • Mariusz Trąba
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52204/np.2003.99.281-318  [Google Scholar]
Published: 2003-06-30

Abstract

The first years after the end of World War I were rich in lively discussions and polemics about the political and social order of the new Polish state. This debate attracted significant contributions from the Catholic clergy, including Father Stanisław Adamski and Father Teodor Kubina. Both left their mark on Polish political and social life in the years 1918-1922: Adamski as a programmatic advocate of Christian democracy, Kubina as a champion of the workers' movement. Their views were remarkably similar, projecting a Catholic vision of Poland's social and political order. Both believed that religion should play a crucial role in the life of society; otherwise, life would be deformed. They wished for active Catholic participation in communal life, with religious ideas spreading across all levels of the social structure (family, school, international relations), shaping as many concrete outcomes as possible. They anticipated that all social classes could work for the good of Poland. They insisted on peaceful resolution for any conflicts between classes, nations, or religions, emphasizing the prevention of such conflicts by respecting the rights of individual ethnic and religious communities. Finally, they called for the creation of a broad front of Catholic religious societies, educational and cultural organizations, political associations, and trade unions dedicated to infusing Poland’s social and political life with Christian ideas.

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