WARSAW (POLAND)
Agence France-Presse via France 24
December 28, 2020
Once all powerful in Poland, the Catholic Church has been under severe pressure this year — from a series of abuse scandals and a perceived association with the country’s right-wing government.
Negative media reports and documentaries have hurt its image, as has criticism from the Vatican itself.
Some Poles are even beginning to question the legacy of the late Polish pope John Paul II.
A poll published earlier this month found that only 41 percent of Poles have a positive view of the Church, a decline of 16 percentage points since March.
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