Thursday, April 6, 2023

In Poland, the Catholic church backed abortion bans and authoritarian politics. Young people are turning away

But beyond the gradual trend of eroding religious belief, there is also a more critical attitude towards the church and clergy, and it's easy to see what puts people off: intolerance, arrogance, outdated views, financial machinations and scandal. Only recently, allegations about John Paul II proactively covering up sexual predators rocked the country. The hardline views of the church, its hypocrisy and its undisguised, ongoing involvement in Polish politics have been the final straws for many... 

It seems that, through its political impact and close affiliation with the governing coalition, the Catholic church in Poland has accelerated the cultural and generational shift against religious conservatism...

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