Board #25 - Overcoming Oppressive Communist Anti-Religious Agenda Using Catholic Unity & Faith in Poland

• In Event: 86-305 - Poster Session: Economic and Cultural Determinants of International Security

Brief Overview

This essay investigates how the Polish Catholic Church, Pope John Paul II, Solidarity, & the Vatican worked symbiotically to resist the Soviet-backed communist agenda which aimed to eliminate religious faith of the Poles using manipulative tactics.

Author

• Karolina Wojdyla, University of Illinois at Chicago