At first sight, it looks as if Poland’s Church and bishops still reign supreme, 16 years after the death of their pope, St John Paul II. In January, after three decades of lobbying, they celebrated the imposition of an almost total ban on abortion.
12 August 2021, The Tablet
Poland’s culture war
Pope John Paul II in Warsaw during his triumphant visit to Poland in 1979
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