Świeckość i koncyliacyjność we Francji i w Polsce
Laicity and conciliation in France and Poland

Summary/Abstract: The article is based on the analysis of the transformation of the consciousness of Polish society and the plans for reforming state-church relations contained in the programmes of the parties created ruling coalition after the elections of 15th October 2023. This transformation is comparable to the dynamics of changes in confessional politics in France in the 1880s. By presenting the historical conditions that translated into the axiology of both countries and their attitudes towards the ecclesiastical institution, the author outlines the main axes of comparison in order to demonstrate the unprecedented identity’s transformation in Polish society. This transformation leads to increasing secularisation that influence the funding of the Catholic Church from the state budget. The analysis was carried out using the literature on the development of secularism in France and Poland, as well as legal sources allowing to outline the legislative framework for the financing of religious associations (particularly the Catholic Church) in contemporary political history.

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