Główny Zarząd Polityczny Wojska Polskiego – odpowiedzi na pytania związane z problematyką stosunków państwo– Kościół, przygotowujące LWP do drugiej wizyty papieża w Polsce w dniach 16–23 czerwca 1983 roku
The Main Political Board of the Polish Armed Forces – Answers to Questions Related to the Problem of Church-State Relations when Preparing the Polish People’s Army for the Pope’s Second Visit to Poland on 16–23 June 1983
Author(s): PAWEŁ ORŁOWSKISubject(s): Cultural history, History of Church(es), Political history, Social history, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Sociology of Religion
Published by: Instytut Pamięci Narodowej
Keywords: Polish People’s Republic; Armed Forces of the Polish People’s Republic; Polish People’s Army; Catholic Church; John Paul II;
Summary/Abstract: This article contains an edition of a text written by the Main Political Board of the armed forces of communist Poland, intended for use by the political officers of the Polish “People’s” Army in their contact with soldiers. The document, created prior to Pope John Paul II’s visit to Poland, contains the opinions expressed by the authorities in Warsaw about the Vatican and its relations with Poland, the piety of Poles and the allegedly conciliatory attitude of Primate Józef Glemp towards the communist authorities. The published text reveals the methods used to shape the desired political views of soldiers during the difficult period for the authorities that was the 1980s.
Journal: Pamięć i Sprawiedliwość.
- Issue Year: 41/2023
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 459-470
- Page Count: 12
- Language: Polish