July 11, 2012

Once Strong Catholic Church Declines in Poland

Jan Puhl, Der Spiegel

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Twenty years ago, the Catholic Church played a major role in the fall of communism in Poland. Today, with the country changing rapidly, the church's influence is quickly waning. Once considered the most Catholic country in Europe, the faithful are vanishing.

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