Biskupi metropolii warszawskiej wobec spraw niepodległości Polski (1916-1918)

Abstract

This article illustrates in a synthetic way the attitude of Warsaw metropolis bishops towards Poland regeneration after the one-and-half-century captivity. Hierarchs, together with Warsaw metropolitan archbishop Aleksander Kakowski at the forefront, published letters and proclamations to the clergy and the faithful depicting in them a vision of the regenerated Homeland. Their words were cloaked with „great politics” being manifested among others in the suggestions on establishing the government or setting the parliament. The archbishop Aleksander Kakowski, the member of the Regency Council, took a leading part in getting bishops together from all partitioned sectors in Warsaw and initiating patriotic services. His attitude towards the State’s independence issues was a good example for other Polish bishops, each of whom was a distinguished personality.