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<text id=89TT1400>
<title>
May 29, 1989: World Notes:Poland
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<history>
TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1989
May 29, 1989 China In Turmoil
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<article>
<source>Time Magazine</source>
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WORLD, Page 63
World Notes
POLAND
A Nod to The Church
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<p> For nearly four decades the Roman Catholic Church had no
legal status in a country that is more than 90% Catholic. Last
week, however, Poland became the first East bloc nation to
recognize the church. The parliament approved a law that permits
the church to operate businesses, schools and hospitals, and to
run radio and television stations. The action came in the wake
of a power-sharing agreement reached between the government of
General Wojciech Jaruzelski and the Solidarity labor movement,
which has strong ties to the church. Catholic leaders have
played a key role in negotiating the agreement with Solidarity
and the promise of relatively open elections, set for next
month.
</p>
<p> The establishment of formal diplomatic relations between
Warsaw and the Vatican is expected to come next. That would be
the first such link between the Holy See and a Soviet bloc
government. It would also provide a capstone to a campaign for
mutual recognition dear to the heart of Pope John Paul II, the
only Polish-born Pontiff in church history.
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