Cisło, Waldemar2023-09-262023-09-262003Roczniki Teologiczne, 2003, T. 50, z. 9, s. 91-108.1233-1457http://theo-logos.pl/xmlui/handle/123456789/10962Tłumaczenie streszczenia / Translated by Jan Kłos.From the moment of its establishment the Catholic Church has been perceived as “a sign that will be contradicted” In practice, this contradiction is inherent in philosophers’ views. They negated particular tenets of faith, opposed the credibility of the foundation – Revelation – upon which Christianity was founded. Another form of this critical approach can be found in sociological theories that reduce the Church to the dimension of a human organization. This organization is blamed for any evil in the history of mankind over the last two thousand years. It is the author’s belief that the analysis of the causes for criticism that took place in the Enlightenment in France is very valuable. The main argument “for” is still the current value of methods and arguments then used by the opponents of the Church. Their arguments have been divided into three trends: social, inter-church, and political.plAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Polandhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/pl/oświeceniekrytyka Kościoła katolickiegoOświecenie francuskiealians „ołtarza i tronu”poglądy społeczne Kościoła XVIII w.XVIII w.KościółKościół katolickikrytykaEnlightenmentcriticism of the Catholic ChurchFrench Enlightenmentalliance between the “altar and the throne”social views of the Church in the 18th centuryChurchCatholic ChurchcriticismArticle