Eschatologia w pismach biskupa Franciszka Hodura
Eschatology in the Works of Bishop Franciszek Hodur

Summary/Abstract: The article concerns the profile and theological opinions of bishop Franciszek Hodur (1866-1953), the organiser of the Polish National Catholic Church (PNCC) in the United States of America, in Canada, and in Poland. It presents the eschatology of the Polish Catholicism originator in both the collective and individual aspect. In the first part of the article his life, activity, and literary production is discussed. The second part is devoted to the bishop’s theological views concerning apocatastasis and the kingdom of God. The third part of the article presents bishop Hodur’s theological views concerning the human soul’s fate after death in regard to three possibilities: heaven, purgatory, and hell. Special attention has been given to the PNCC organiser’s care about the salvation of all mankind. As bishop Franciszek believes, such salvation is possible thanks to God’s endless mercy and the victory of good will in each man. The article leads to the conclusion that the founder of the Polish movement of old Catholicism formulated courageous theological theses, yet not heretical, because they were based on the Holy Bible as well as the original work of church fathers from the early years of Christianity.

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