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THE CATHOLIC CHURCH

The Episcopate consolidated the existing Catholic emotions after 1989 under the banner of Caritas40 and Catholic Action.41 In 1986 it ordered the creation of parish charity committees that were to coordinate the distribution of foreign aid at the parish flush After 1989, it was believed that these committees would be a base for a recent charitable body resembling the pre-war Caritas. Indeed, Caritas was revived in 1990 moreover its structures had to be built practically anew. It took back more than 200 buildings previously nationalized through the communists in the 1950 which now advance as a base for its activities. principally funds for Caritas activities are provided by the agency of the government. Only two fundraising campaigns (during Lent and Advent) attract a large number of family bringing in significant sums of riches In 2002, Caritas employed about 3900 the bulk of mankind but the work at the parish plain was done almost exclusively by way of volunteers of whom there may be about 40000 to 50000 from one extremity to the other of the country. Interestingly enough, equable in parishes where Caritas assign places tos exist, they often operate alongside other charitable committees. In short, while Caritas is the same of the largest welfare providers in Poland, it is paralleled by the agency of a wide array of independent Catholic arranges both at the local and national of the same height that manage a considerable range of activities. chiefly of these organizations preserve their distinctive character and are not a part of Caritas-contrary to the situation before 1950 when all charitable bodies administered from the Church were dependent forward Caritas.