Kształtowanie się struktur katolickich organizacji młodzieży w II Rzeczypospolitej

Abstract

The spontaneous development of Catholic youth organizations after Poland had regained independence created the need for the unification of that movement, the introduction of uniform legal foundations and practical principles of functioning. The were, however, some obstacles in the former three partitions under the form of various laws as regards associations. These laws, most of which were self-contradictory, were binding in Poland until 1932, since for a dozen or so years no Polish norms had been established. In 1932 a decree on associations was passed. The affairs of Catholic organizations had not been regulated until the decree of 1934. The paper discusses the legal situation, as well as statutory changes of organizations in the years 1919-1934. It shows how the organizational structures took form at that time and in the years 1934-1939, when youth organizations functioned within the Catholic Action. The paper depicts also the range of organizational work at various levels.