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From: "Polish Huguenot Society" <>
Subject: Re: [Huguenot] Protestants in Poland
Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2000 10:14:45 CET


Hi,

no discrimination exists on the state level but the Catholic church is not
too friendly. Most of the Lutherans fled after/during the war because they
were of German descent and have not being too kind to their Polish
neighbours during the war. But that was not ALWAYS the case. Some simply
fled since they were afraid of the russians and Communists. The Reformed
have been a small minority of landlords and nobles. After the war most of
them left for the west. there is still a reformed Polish parish in London
(as well as a Lutheran one). But what really "kills us" is mixed marriages.
when marring with a catholic in the Catholic church the Protestants must
sign a declaration that ALL children will be brough up as catholics. This
way by now almost all my family is RC except for me and my Mother. This is
also the case in other families.
best wishes
Kazimierz

PS I will send those Dutch churches next week.


>
>Dear Kazimierz,
>
> Thanks so much for your note and the web sites. The Protestants
>remaining in Poland must be very tenacious! I wonder if any religious
>discrimination still exists. I also wonder what happened to the large
>number of Reformed Church members in Poland. Did they flee during or after
>World War II?
>
> I will check out those web sites. Fascinating!
>
>Susie
>

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