Decree on freedom of conscience and faith of 5 August 1949, as an example of clerical change in the Gorzów Church in the years 1949-1969: an outline of the problems

Dariusz Śmierzchalski-Wachocz
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The release of the decree on the freedom of conscience and faith from 5 August 1949 was the consequence of the struggle between the communist government in Poland and the Catholic Church. A decree – in the hands of the officials of the time – was a tool used primarily to repress the faithful and the clergy. Extensive actions on the side of the communist authorities aimed to transform the country, with its deeply rooted Catholic traditions, into a lay state like the USSR. The decree announced on 5 August 1949 was in force until 1989, and, in 1969, its records were typed into Art. 192–198 of the Penal Code. From 1949 to 1956, violations of its rules were subject to draconian sanctions, although these were eased over time. This article presents the genesis of the decree and its reception in the Gorzów Church area, whose jurisdiction in the years 1945–1972 covered one-seventh of the area of post-war Poland. The author focused on analysing cases of repression of the Catholic clergy working in the Gorzów Church in the name of respecting the rules of the decree from 1949.
1949年8月5日关于良心和信仰自由的法令,作为1949-1969年Gorzów教会神职人员变动的一个例子:问题概要
1949年8月5日颁布的关于良心和信仰自由的法令是波兰共产党政府与天主教会斗争的结果。法令——在当时的官员手中——主要是用来镇压信徒和神职人员的工具。共产党当局采取了广泛的行动,旨在将这个有着根深蒂固的天主教传统的国家转变为一个像苏联一样的世俗国家。1949年8月5日宣布的法令一直有效到1989年,并于1969年将其记录录入《刑法典》第192-198条。从1949年到1956年,违反其规定的行为受到严厉制裁,尽管随着时间的推移这些制裁有所放松。本文介绍该法令的起源及其在Gorzów教会地区的接受情况,该地区在1945-1972年的管辖范围占战后波兰地区的七分之一。作者着重分析了在Gorzów教会工作的天主教神职人员以尊重1949年法令规定的名义受到镇压的案例。
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