What is it with Poland?

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The homeland of 3 of the biggest saints of the last century (Kolbe, Faustina, JP2), the last bastion of Catholicism in Europe, in spite of continual attempts to snuff it out… Ideas?
 
Tied with the Phillipines (w/o dueterte and th whole drug thing) and Vatican City IMO
 
Nor will she ever, God willing.

If the US goes off the rails, hopefuly they’ll take in a pole-at-heart who’s really German and Irish haha
 
Not gonna ruin this thread. Wait a sec.
 
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It’s that vodka they have with the Bison on it with he grass inside.
 
Poland, I suspect, is not the only nation which coulld show vibrant faith communities. I suspect you can find them anywhere there are circumstances similar to what Poland had.

and what Poland had was a strong and vibrant faith, which went under political domination - there, communism, after the end of World War 2.

I suspect that you could find the same if you were to contact the communities of faith in Vietnam, or China. Russia has had its problems because the Orthodox, in their estimation of what they needed to do to survive, co-opted themselves to a great extent with the Communist authorities and still do not seem to widely acknowledge their choices previously.

Wherever there has been persecution, the Church has thrived.

However, there have been comments, within the last 10 years, that Poland is starting to show signs of some of the faithful being impacted by secularism and the other ills prevalent in the US and in Europe, including hedonism and relativism. How true those comments are I cannot judge, but I would not be surprised to see an impact since they gained their freedom.
 
If I remember correctly Saint Faustina prayed daily for her country and offered many sacrifices for Poland. I think God promised her that Poland will be a great country if it follows His will. It should be somewhere in her diary.
 
What is fascinating about Poland is its history. First Christianized in the 9th century, the faith there has survived Mongol invasions, Eastern Orhtodox influences, Protestantism and Communism! God has indeed set it apart.
 
Do you have access to formed.org?

Father Michael Gaitley has a program that gives insight into how those three lives were intertwined with the plan of Divine Mercy and how Poland throughout history has (and will) play a part in salvation. I found it fascinating and the videos well done.

It’s called “Divine Mercy: The Second Greatest Story Ever Told.”
 
This may be unpopular and it is not my intent to disparage any who are canonized by the Church. But…

Kolbe = obvious choice for canonization in many ways given the circumstances of his life and death
Faustina = writings were condemned by multiple popes until she was canonized under a Polish pope
JPII = popular pope, undoubtedly holy man, in an era in which canonizations are being fast tracked

I guess I don’t see anything special about Poland, specifically, as a breeding ground for saints.
 
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This may be unpopular and it is not my intent to disparage any who are canonized by the Church. But…

Kolbe = obvious choice for canonization in many ways given the circumstances of his life and death
Faustina = writings were condemned by multiple popes until she was canonized under a Polish pope
JPII = popular pope, undoubtedly holy man, in an era in which canonizations are being fast tracked

I guess I don’t see anything special about Poland, specifically, as a breeding ground for saints.
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I’m pretty sure Faustina’s writings themselves weren’t condemned, but it was the fact that her fellow Sisters edited them (because she was uneducated) that they and most translations were condemned.
 
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The homeland of 3 of the biggest saints of the last century (Kolbe, Faustina, JP2), the last bastion of Catholicism in Europe, in spite of continual attempts to snuff it out… Ideas?
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Who quipped that “Poor Poland has the misfortune of being on the way to everywhere else” or some such . . . the number of times that Poland has had armies running through it for wars she wasn’t involved in is impressive . . . might have something to do with her character.

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I’ve seen it claimed that Saint Faustina’s writings in general, and Divine Mercy in particular, are heretical. I disagree with that sentiment, but I have seen the claim made.
 
I’ve been there 9 times.

My wife is Polish. Great country and I will keep going.
 
Please don’t make the folks from Texas angry, Brittany.
 
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