WARSAW (Reuters) – Katarzyna Lipka is no longer Catholic, and she says that is a political statement.
Like most Poles, the 35-year-old has marked life’s milestones in the Church, a beacon of freedom in Communist times. Also like many, she’d been drifting away. In November, after the country’s courts decreed a clampdown on abortion that the bishops had lobbied for, she filed papers to cut loose.
“I used to think being passive was enough – I just didn’t take part,” Lipka told Reuters, curled up in an armchair in her apartment. “But I decided to speak up.”
For Lipka, abortion is only part of the problem. Her main concern is one many Poles, particularly young people on social media, often complain of: The Church’s increasing reach into other areas of life.
By Justyna Pawlak and Alicja Ptak
WARSAW (Reuters) - Katarzyna Lipka is no longer Catholic, and she says that is a political statement.
Like most Poles, the 35-year-old has marked life s milestones in the Church, a beacon of freedom in Communist times. Also like many, she d been drifting away. In November, after the country s courts decreed a clampdown on abortion that the bishops had lobbied for, she filed papers to cut loose. I used to think being passive was enough - I just didn t take part, Lipka told Reuters, curled up in an armchair in her apartment. But I decided to speak up.