When I ask students to free-associate words that come to mind when they think about Poland, they will invariably mention (right alongside pierogi and pączki) the Catholic Church. It always comes as a shock for them to learn that the “Polak-Katolik” equation has not always been seen as self-evident, and that Poland today is one of the most rapidly secula…
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