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Polexit? Almost half of the Poles believe that Poland would be better off outside of the EU [548]
That's why I am optimistic about Poland's future. As long as we remain a Catholic country
I really wouldn't bind the future of a country to a religion, any religion!
Poland isn't any exception. The more modernization, the less religiousity....
4liberty.eu/strange-death-of-the-catholic-church-in-poland/
"....Over 90% of Poles still declare belonging to the Catholic faith, yet, less than 40% go to church...."
It's the same everywhere....a majority of Germans would call themselves Christians...but besides gift exchanges at Christmas and enjoying sleep-ins during free workdays with the name of once christian holy days there isn't any belief or religiousity anymore...
I think that is a fight you will lose in a generation or two...the idea that Poles differ in that to the rest of the West is wishful thinking. As millions of young Poles have left highly religious Poland for alot less religious western Europe, and most are not coming back. They don't seem to miss their church!
What I found interesting though is that a majority of religious Poles isn't happy about PiS....and the closeness between the polish Church and this party!
translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fciekaweliczby.pl%2F63-polakow-uwaza-ze-kosciol-powinien-zachowac-neutralnosc-wobec-polityki-pis-sondaz%2F
A non-political Church is preferred by far....that's the same in Germany too btw..
But where does that leave the ones who (want to) use the religion for politic causes?
....As long as we remain a Catholic country (and I can't see that changing in foreseeable future), we will have this natural armour against all sorts of nonsense.That doesn't seem like a winning argument in the long run....as most Poles are against such thinking it seems!
