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During the communist era, the Catholic Church played a significant role as a resistance movement fighting against the regime, establishing a distinct position within society.{{Cite journal |last=Borowik |first=Irena |date=2002-06-01 |title=The Roman Catholic Church in the Process of Democratic Transformation: the Case of Poland |url=https://doi.org/10.1177/0037768602049002008 |journal=Social Compass |language=EN |volume=49 |issue=2 |pages=240-241 |doi=10.1177/0037768602049002008 |issn=0037-7686}} After the regime ended, it attempted to maintain its socio-political power by employing political and legal methods, focusing on the content of public policies in the then newly democratized Poland.{{Cite web |last=Szelewa |first=Dorota |date=December 30, 2016 |title=Killing ‘Unborn Children’? The Catholic Church and Abortion Law in Poland Since 1989 |url=https://journals.sagepub.com/action/cookieAbsent |access-date=2026-04-11 |website=Sage Journals |page=743 |language=en |doi=10.1177/0964663916668247}}{{Cite web |last=Żuk |first=Paweł |last2=Żuk |first2=Piotr |date=16 Nov 2019 |title=Dangerous Liaisons between the Catholic Church and State: the religious and political alliance of the nationalist right with the conservative Church in Poland |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/action/cookieAbsent |access-date=2026-04-11 |website=www.tandfonline.com |page=191 |doi=10.1080/25739638.2019.1692519}} In the post-communist Poland, an accelerated decline in public approval and trust for the Church can be observed, as a result of its excessive involvement in politics, alongside significant controversies.{{Cite web |last=Szczerbiak |first=Aleks |date=17 Jul 2025 |title=Still a Key Political Actor? The CatholicChurch and Politics in Post-1989 Poland |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/action/cookieAbsent |access-date=2026-04-15 |website=www.tandfonline.com |pages=876-890 |doi=10.1080/09668136.2025.2523025}} One of the issues was the direct engagement of the Church and clergy in politics. This was visible during the parliamentary elections of 1991, it which it gave support to right-wing parties. Eventually, those parties have received poor electoral support which led the church to refrain from such direct support in subsequent elections.{{Cite web |last=Zuba |first=Krzysztof |date=25 Aug 2010 |title=The Political Strategies of the Catholic Church in Poland |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/action/cookieAbsent |access-date=2026-04-16 |website=www.tandfonline.com |pages=120-121 |doi=10.1080/09637491003726596}}

During the communist era, the Catholic Church played a significant role as a resistance movement fighting against the regime, establishing a distinct position within society.{{Cite journal |last=Borowik |first=Irena |date=2002-06-01 |title=The Roman Catholic Church in the Process of Democratic Transformation: the Case of Poland |url=https://doi.org/10.1177/0037768602049002008 |journal=Social Compass |language=EN |volume=49 |issue=2 |pages=240-241 |doi=10.1177/0037768602049002008 |issn=0037-7686}} After the regime ended, it attempted to maintain its socio-political power by employing political and legal methods, focusing on the content of public policies in the then newly democratized Poland.{{Cite web |last=Szelewa |first=Dorota |date=December 30, 2016 |title=Killing ‘Unborn Children’? The Catholic Church and Abortion Law in Poland Since 1989 |url=https://journals.sagepub.com/action/cookieAbsent |access-date=2026-04-11 |website=Sage Journals |page=743 |language=en |doi=10.1177/0964663916668247}}{{Cite web |last=Żuk |first=Paweł |last2=Żuk |first2=Piotr |date=16 Nov 2019 |title=Dangerous Liaisons between the Catholic Church and State: the religious and political alliance of the nationalist right with the conservative Church in Poland |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/action/cookieAbsent |access-date=2026-04-11 |website=www.tandfonline.com |page=191 |doi=10.1080/25739638.2019.1692519}} In the post-communist Poland, an accelerated decline in public approval and trust for the Church can be observed, as a result of its excessive involvement in politics, alongside significant controversies.{{Cite web |last=Szczerbiak |first=Aleks |date=17 Jul 2025 |title=Still a Key Political Actor? The CatholicChurch and Politics in Post-1989 Poland |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/action/cookieAbsent |access-date=2026-04-15 |website=www.tandfonline.com |pages=876-890 |doi=10.1080/09668136.2025.2523025}} One of the issues was the direct engagement of the Church and clergy in politics. This was visible during the parliamentary elections of 1991, it which it gave support to right-wing parties. Eventually, those parties have received poor electoral support which led the church to refrain from such direct support in subsequent elections.{{Cite web |last=Zuba |first=Krzysztof |date=25 Aug 2010 |title=The Political Strategies of the Catholic Church in Poland |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/action/cookieAbsent |access-date=2026-04-16 |website=www.tandfonline.com |pages=120-121 |doi=10.1080/09637491003726596}}

Another serious worldwide scandal within the Catholic Church. was the increasing number of clerical sexual abuse cases, which also took place in Poland. For years, in Poland this topic did not gain sufficient media attention, which was a key to raise awareness of these issues. Due to the integrity of Catholicism in the political arena no political authority has started an investigation on this topic.{{Cite web |last=Guzik |first=Paulina |date=27 Nov 2020 |title=An unfinished story of conversion: clerical sexual abuse in Poland |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/action/cookieAbsent |access-date=2026-04-19 |website=www.tandfonline.com |page=424 |doi=10.1080/23753234.2020.1827963}}

Another serious worldwide scandal within the Catholic Church. was the increasing number of clerical sexual abuse cases, which also took place in Poland. For years, in Poland this topic did not gain sufficient media attention, which was a key to raise awareness of these issues. Due to the integrity of Catholicism in the political arena no political authority has started an investigation on this topic. name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Guzik |first=Paulina |date=27 Nov 2020 |title=An unfinished story of conversion: clerical sexual abuse in Poland |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/action/cookieAbsent |access-date=2026-04-19 |website=www.tandfonline.com |page=424 |doi=10.1080/23753234.2020.1827963}}> Therefore, the public criticism on this issue touched upon the negligence of the Church to uncover those cases and to properly address them.>