The Stalinist Trial of Bishop Czesław Kaczmarek, the Ordinary of the Diocese of Kielce

• Authors: Tomasz Domański
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

PL

The Kielce Bishop Czesław Kaczmarek is rightly considered one of the martyrs of the Catholic Church in Poland during the Stalinist era. He was the only bishop to be tried by the communist authorities. The allegations of cooperation with Germany and spying for the US were propaganda and nothing to do with the truth. For several years, the bishop had been kept in prison and was subjected to a brutal investigation. The authorities also imprisoned a number of priests and nuns. The Kaczmarek trial, as shown by events in the courtroom, was directed not only against him but against the entire Church in Poland and the Vatican. The communist authorities did not cease their repressions against the Kielce ordinary, after 1956, seeing in Czesław Kaczmarek a determined enemy of the system.

Keywords

EN

Catholic Church; Bishop Czesław Kaczmarek; Stalinism; anti-communism

PL

Catholic Church; Bishop Czesław Kaczmarek; Stalinism; anti-communism

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Papieski Jana Pawła II w Krakowie
• Journal: The Person and the Challenges. The Journal of Theology, Education, Canon Law and Social Studies Inspired by Pope John Paul II
• Year: 2019
• Volume: 9
• Issue: 2

Dates

published

2019

online

2019-11-30

Contributors

author

Tomasz Domański

Identifiers

DOI

10.15633/pch.3452