Klasztor karmelitów Bosych w Czernej w świetle sprawy obiektowej „Wspólnota” (1954–1971)
Monastery of the Discalced Carmelites in Czerna in Light of the “Wspólnota” Object Case file (1954–1971)

Summary/Abstract: The object case file on “Wspólnota” was kept from 1954–1971. Its purpose was to infiltrate the Order of Discalced Carmelites in Poland. Using a network of agents, officers of the Security Service (SB) gathered materials on the organisational structure of the monastery and the order, on changes in personnel, the mood within the order and its pastoral activities. In order to disciplines agents to provide reliable information, what one agent sent in was verified by another agent. In this way, the information collected featured a high level of credibility. Personal frustrations, ambition or dissatisfaction with monastic life were frequent reasons for people to collaborate. In the period under discussion, most of the information on the Carmelite monastery in Czerna stems from secret collaborators (TW) ‘Stanisław’ and ‘Sikorski’. The reports compiled by TWs gave the SB a precise picture of the ongoing activities of the monks in Czerna, their plans for the future, the part they played in the life of the Church in Poland and worldwide, and their external relations and conflicts. Armed with this knowledge, the Security Service steered processes within the monastery and the order, as clearly attested to by the fact that Romuald Warakomski was slandered and mentally destroyed by the brothers.

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