THE POSITION OF THE POLISH EPISCOPATE ON THE STATE’S NEUTRALITY IN THE MATTER OF OUTLOOK DURING THE DRAWING UP OF THE POLISH CONSTITUTION OF 2nd APRIL 1997
Journal Title: Studia z Prawa Wyznaniowego - Year 2009, Vol 12, Issue 12
Abstract
The Church’s right to voice her opinion on public matters stems from a similar right held by the citizens comprising the body of the faithful. Consequently, the highest Church authorities felt compelled to take part in the debate in the shape the new constitution. The idea of neutrality and state’s impartiality in the matters of outlook that was surfacing meanwhile was frequently appraised by the Polish Episcopate. The bishops expressed their opposition in various documents as well as via the representative of the Secretariat of the Polish Episcopate Conference in the Constitutional Commission of the National Assembly. The analysis of the episcopate’s contribution in these two areas reveals a transition from the implicite expressed endorsement to firm objection to the neutrality principle. However, in the end, the bishops did not oppose the principle as worded in Article 25(2) of the Polish Constitution.
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Daniel Twardy
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