Kościół Polskokatolicki w Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej. Perspektywa historyczna, teologiczna i ekumeniczna
The Polish-Catholic Church in the Republic of Poland. A Historical, Theological and Ecumenical Perspective

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to present synthetically the Polish-Catholic Church (PCC) from a historical, theological and ecumenical perspective. The primary sources for the study are historical and theological studies concerning the PCC and published materials from the work of Roman Catholic and Polish Catholic teams, which are the fruit of the ecumenical dialogue. The historical-synthetic method will be used to explicate the title issue. In today's world, marked by antagonism and division, the call for reconciliation and visible unity among all followers of Jesus Christ is particularly timely. Actions for the unity of Churches and Ecclesial Communities affect the credibility of Christianity. Since 1998, the PCC has been engaged in an official ecumenical dialogue with the Roman Catholic Church in Poland. The fruit of the dialogue is the abandonment of mutual prejudices, getting to know each other better, and clarifying doctrinal and juridical differences. The PCC emerged from the mission diocese of the Polish National Catholic Church in the United States of America and Canada (PNCC) in 1951. It is autonomous and organisationally independent. It remains in unity of faith and morals with the parent PNCC. It has a synodal-episcopal system. The PCC is a member of the Union of Utrecht of the Old Catholic Churches, the World Council of Churches, the Conference of European Churches and a co-founding member of the Polish Ecumenical Council.

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