As stated on the official EU Poland site (https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/national-policies/eurydice/content/population-demographic-situation-languages-and-religions-56_en):
"The freedom of conscience and the freedom of religion are guaranteed by the Constitution. Churches of all denominations and the State are independent and autonomous. There is no official religion in Poland.
Although the Roman Catholic Church is the largest one, its legal relations with the State were not regulated for a long time (in contrast to other Churches and religions). The agreement (Concordat) between the Holy See and the Republic of Poland was ratified by the Sejm on 8 January 1998 and subsequently signed by the President. With regard to education, the most important provision of the Concordat is that the State guarantees the teaching of religion (as an optional subject), at parents’ and students’ request, in public schools (pre-school, primary and secondary). (...)

Compared to other European countries, Poland is very homogenous in terms of nationality or ethnicity. It is estimated that no more than 3% of the total population are national minorities. The years since 1989 have seen a rebirth of national and ethnic identity among the minorities. The network of schools teaching in languages of national minorities or offering additional classes in these languages to pupils from national minorities has been steadily developing – the number of such schools has increased four-fold since 1990."

In this module you will learn about:
— the Catholic Church in Poland, its historical importance and its role in Polish politics and society,
— John Paul II,
— other religions in Poland, and
— minorities.
You will need to do the following:
1. View two Power Point presentations introducing the religions and minorities of Poland, and complete two corresponding quizzes. The presentation "Religion in Poland, Pope John Paul II, and important places of worship" is a longer Power Point, but only some slides are information-heavy (Corresponding quiz: *2.5 points.) The second presentation, "Minorities, ethnic groups, refugees and migrants" is very short. (Corresponding quiz: *0.7 points.)
* I apologize for an earlier overlap of the questions in these two quizzes. I just took out the repeated questions. Now the quizzes should correspond with the information provided in the Power Points.
2. Read the assigned articles and complete the corresponding quiz. (4.6 points)

3. Complete the discussion about John Paul II. (2.5 points)

4. Complete the exit project. (2.5 points)
Watch the Australian documentary "A New Crusade: Poland's embrace of Catholicism and anti LGBT ideology." Choose two people presented in the film (interviewed, quoted or shown), summarize their statements or describe their actions, and comment on them. Why do you think they have these particular opinions or stands? What do you think about their statements or actions? What else happened in their lives since the time the film was made (2020)?