Wolność i prawa człowieka jako fundament demokracji w nauczaniu papieża Jana Pawła II

Abstract

A question about the state of democracy in Poland is still valid. Looking at the response one can not ignore the reflection of John Paul II on the democratic system. The article points out that according to the Holy Father’s democracy, to serve the citizen must be built on values. The most important are two: freedom and human rights. John Paul II distinguished between “the cult of freedom” - a distorted way of understanding - and “the culture of freedom”, the most important word is the gift of self. Human rights by the Pope can be summarized into two: the right to life and thus to the birth and to the death and the right of people to self-determination. Freedom and human right are protected by the law of God expressed in the Decalogue.