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Is Poland split into two religions: catholicism and non-believers?

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nikolaThreads: 3 Posts: 18 Joined: Dec 7, 07 ♀	Feb 23, 08, 10:51 #1
can somebody describe to me the Polish religions intact in Poland at the moment. Some people have said the country is split into 2, catholicism and non believers. If this is true, can somebody post a picture or something showing which sides which, or maybe paste an article (in english) about it? Thanks xD

MufasaThreads: 24 Posts: 445 Joined: Oct 21, 07 ♀	Feb 23, 08, 10:53 #2
how about googling it?

jones101Threads: 1 Posts: 554 Joined: Jan 14, 08 ♂	Feb 23, 08, 10:56 #3
Wow I bet a person that has the skill to post in an internet forum never thought of Google. Why in the world would you go to a Polish Forum to ask about Polish Religion? That is just silly.

nikolaThreads: 3 Posts: 18 Joined: Dec 7, 07 ♀	Feb 23, 08, 10:56 #4
Mufasa wrote: how about googling it? tried but cant seem to find anything :/ Probably not looking in the right places

MufasaThreads: 24 Posts: 445 Joined: Oct 21, 07 ♀	Feb 23, 08, 10:59 #5
type religion into your search box at right top of the forum page. there are 10 threads about reigion in poland

nikolaThreads: 3 Posts: 18 Joined: Dec 7, 07 ♀	Feb 23, 08, 11:00 #6
Mufasa wrote: type religion into your search box at right top of the forum page. there are 10 threads about reigion in poland thanks :).

MufasaThreads: 24 Posts: 445 Joined: Oct 21, 07 ♀	Feb 23, 08, 13:55 #7
i also found a ton of stuff when I typed 'Polish Religion' into my google search engine ;)

Grzegorz_Threads: 81 Posts: 6,213 Joined: Nov 16, 06 ♂	Feb 23, 08, 13:58 #8
nikola wrote: Some people have said the country is split into 2, catholicism and non believers. Well... in some way yes...

jones101Threads: 1 Posts: 554 Joined: Jan 14, 08 ♂	Feb 23, 08, 14:00 #9
Sure Poland is mostly Catholic...at least in label. I have not however seen much in the way of discrimination toward those who don't go to mass.

KasiaGThreads: - Posts: 52 Joined: Feb 23, 08 ♀	Feb 23, 08, 14:03 #10
it may depend on what radio channel you're listening to.. ;-) It's not split. It's Catholic. Poland I mean. Agnostics comprise minority.. I guess, still. But lots of Catholics are non-practicing ones, and from among those, some have reasons for that, some are just lazy. It would be hard to call the others Catholics really, so.. who knows.. :-)

dusieqqThreads: - Posts: 4 Joined: Feb 23, 08 ♂	Feb 24, 08, 02:14 #11
hmmm religion in poland ? good qestion many peoples are not-beliver in good our church has ben change for monopolistic church all things goes bad because here is Father Rydzyk iam not beliver but my all familiy is beliver don't give a coin(na tace) in church they spend that cash in night club.....

scorpekThreads: - Posts: 3 Joined: Feb 24, 08 ♂	Feb 24, 08, 05:56 #12
hmm in my opinion the new generation is mostly atheist or catholics who dont go to church, they believe in god, but dont accept chruch and priests (which are chiliin watching porns on a 42' tv)

VinPolandThreads: 1 Posts: 6 Joined: Feb 3, 08 ♀	Feb 29, 08, 12:59 #13
Aren't there some orthodox chuches in the east?

LukaszThreads: 73 Posts: 2,396 Joined: Sep 1, 07 ♂	Edited by: Lukasz Feb 29, 08, 13:02 #14
VinPoland wrote: Aren't there some orthodox chuches in the east? Yes mostly in North East Poland. 25% of Bialystok (300 000 ppl town) citizens are Orthodox.

VinPolandThreads: 1 Posts: 6 Joined: Feb 3, 08 ♀	Mar 7, 08, 07:18 #15
I like the picture

FeliksThreads: - Posts: 15 Joined: Mar 6, 08 ♂	Mar 7, 08, 18:41 #16
I happen to know that there is also an Orthodox church in Jelenia Gora in the South West of Poland, although it is still overwhelmingly Catholic. I've also heard of other religious minorities in Poland, including Jews, Muslims (although mainly immigrants I think), and even a few Satanists apparently.

plk123Threads: 30 Posts: 6,412 Joined: Aug 29, 07 ♂	Mar 7, 08, 18:49 #17
yes, there is a synagogue in w-wa

panienkaThreads: 2 Posts: 215 Joined: Mar 4, 08 ♀	Edited by: panienka Mar 19, 08, 12:18 #18
jones101 wrote: Sure Poland is mostly Catholic...at least in label. I agree, many of them claim they are catholic, but their behaviour is ridiculous and denies their faith... mass is the form of showing "how good person i am"... it's hard to determine the number of real worshippers

SeanusThreads: 22 Posts: 30,158 Joined: Dec 25, 07 ♂	Jul 7, 10, 13:52 #19
It's hard for laypeople to spot. How would they know? Besides, can you tell a Protestant church apart from a Catholic one? ;)

ZiemowitThreads: 10 Posts: 1,063 Joined: May 8, 09 ♂	Jul 7, 10, 13:59 #20
And your point, Seanus, is to merge all the threads on religion you have so aptly dug up today into one thread?

SeanusThreads: 22 Posts: 30,158 Joined: Dec 25, 07 ♂	Jul 7, 10, 14:03 #21
I think there needs to be a move in that direction, yes. I'm fed up with people not using the search facility. I mean, one check of the above on wikipedia would give all the answers. How do people really know otherwise? Do they walk round cities asking everyone? Of course not! Is there a need to know? Likely not! The point is to avoid religious faux-pas.

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Jul 7, 10, 14:07 #22

KasiaG:

non-practicing ones

- in Catholicism it's "either you're with us or against" - there is no place for individual thinking and questioning. And similarly if you don't go to church every Sunday you commit sins (the additional Church 5 commandaments - I guess 10 from the God was not enough and they deicided to add 5 more, just to be sure).

dusieqq:

many peoples are not-beliver in good
our church has ben change for monopolistic church
all things goes bad because here is Father Rydzyk
iam not beliver but my all familiy is beliver
don't give a coin(na tace) in church they spend that cash in night club.....

- well one of the 5 Church commandaments (basically designed to keep you loyal and pay money) is that every Catholic is obliged to support the Church. Support method preffered are donations;)

panienka:

their behaviour is ridiculous and denies their faith... mass is the form of showing "how good person i am"... it's hard to determine the number of real worshippers

- a very large number of people attend masses because they are used to. I have seen it, I have heard it too. Now, that's the fundament for a deep understanding of your faith;)

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Jul 7, 10, 14:11 #23

Olaf, that's the same as Islam and that's the worrying aspect. These religions, therefore, are dangerous and are an affront to intelligent societies. They cheapen the whole notion of free thinking.

Donations? LOL. What an utter disgrace! I just laughed in the face of the guy that put the money container out to me. Let these evil people that profit from the world put their hands in their pockets. They are in a position to give.

The truth, as always, is somewhere in the middle.

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Jul 7, 10, 14:30 #24

Olaf:

in Catholicism it's "either you're with us or against" - there is no place for individual thinking and questioning.

Thats not true, in fact its a damn lie, the RC church has indeed questioned many things and Im sure there are plenty of casual (read = go at xmas and easter) church goers in Poland, I know a couple.

Seanus:

Olaf, that's the same as Islam and that's the worrying aspect

You cant even compare the two! Its a bloody insult!

Seanus:

Donations? LOL. What an utter disgrace!

People pay more a year for a season ticket to go and watch some over paid idots run round a pitch..whats wrong with someone giving a small donation every Sunday, most Catholics will go to church about 3 times a week, not bad value for money (people dont give £30/£40 per week more like £2 - £5 - plus price of candles) if you ask me.

Olaf:

And similarly if you don't go to church every Sunday you commit sins (the additional Church 5 commandaments

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Jul 7, 10, 15:00 #25

Amathyst:

RC church has indeed

- correct me if I am wrong, but there is the one and only right doctrine of what the pope says. All other opinions are heresy/blasphemy. That's the RC Church approach. Not so progressive and evolving or open to debate.

Amathyst:

Its a bloody insult!

- please elaborate so I can feed on this while alowing myself for a fleshy reply.

Amathyst:

People pay more a year for a season ticket to go and watch some over paid idots run round a pitch

- I wouldn't pay a dime on that either!

SeanusThreads: 22 Posts: 30,158 Joined: Dec 25, 07 ♂	Jul 7, 10, 15:21 #26
Amathyst, I said that's the same as Islam, not that Catholicism is. They share the commonality of Us Vs Them that Olaf alluded to. There isn't much room to maneuver. Do you see where that money goes, Am? On marble floors and Alfa Romeos. When I go to a footie match, I watch it and enjoy it. I see where my money goes.

convexThreads: 46 Posts: 7,185 Joined: Nov 25, 09 ♂	Jul 7, 10, 16:57 #27
Seanus: Do you see where that money goes, Am? On marble floors and Alfa Romeos. When I go to a footie match, I watch it and enjoy it. I see where my money goes. People in bright colored clothes with funny hats being chauffeured around in Audi A8s...at least here in Wroclaw...

SeanusThreads: 22 Posts: 30,158 Joined: Dec 25, 07 ♂	Jul 7, 10, 21:26 #28
Good to see the the church has flamboyant gays in their ranks too ;) ;)

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Jul 7, 10, 21:55 #29

Olaf:

correct me if I am wrong, but there is the one and only right doctrine of what the pope says. All other opinions are heresy/blasphemy. That's the RC Church approach. Not so progressive and evolving or open to debate.

The Church was involved in the investigation of the Shroud of Turin, they were also involved in the investigation of the authenticity of the dead sea scrolls - There are many schollars in the RC Church - dont think for one moment all priests are uneducated idiots!

Seanus:

When I go to a footie match, I watch it and enjoy it. I see where my money goes.

Seanus:

Do you see where that money goes, Am? On marble floors and Alfa Romeos.

Each to their own.

Olaf:

I wouldn't pay a dime on that either!

Your choice.

SeanusThreads: 22 Posts: 30,158 Joined: Dec 25, 07 ♂	Jul 7, 10, 21:59 #30
True, each to their own :)

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