Zakres autonomii Kościoła katolickiego przy obsadzaniu urzędów kościelnych w III Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej
The scope of autonomy of the Catholic Church while filling the ecclesiastical offices in the Third Polish Republic

Summary/Abstract: The autonomy of the Catholic Church while filling ecclesiastical offices has been one of the most important guarantees of independence from secular authority since the beginning of the Christian community. Because of the role of the Church in society, the restriction of this freedom has been the subject of constant interest of secular authorities. By influencing an ecclesiastical office secular authority gained a potential instrument for its political strengthening and actual influence on a given community. As far as possible the Church has attempted to avoid the influence of secular authorities, which had various results, depending on historical and social circumstances. The article focuses on discussing the contemporary solution adopted in the constitutional order of the Third Republic of Poland. The analysis of the relevant provisions is preceded by a description of the specific foundations of the current situation of the Church in Poland and the presentation of the issue of the ecclesiastical office according to the canon law. The last part of the considerations is supplemented with elements of legal solution from the Second Republic of Poland in order to present the evolution of views on this element of mutual relations of both the Church and the state.

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