Left candidate for president – Magdalena Biejat – she spoke at a joint conference with the Minister of Family, Labour and Social Policy Agnieszka Dzimianowicz-Bąk. Policymakers on the bill that assumes liquidation of the Church Fund and changes in the backing of clergy and catechists.
The liquidation of the Church Fund. "From circumstantial ministries almost PLN 10 billion came to the Church"
– The liquidation of the ecclesiastical fund was promised by the coalition, promised by the parties forming part of the current government and it is advanced time to fulfil this promise. On Monday, together with Marshal Czarzasty and MP Żukowska, we presented shocking data, which show that in addition to the church fund, that for 8 years the regulation of the Law and Justice from circumstantial ministries almost PLN 10 billion came to the Church – said Biejat, emphasizing that these are not ministries, which are liable for, for example, payments to the catechists.
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The politician pointed out that for this money investments could be made more useful to society, specified as "Construction of 50,000 housing units". – present from this place I call on ministers of the government to conduct audits in her ministries," she added.
– The concordat does not say that we have a work to pay the salaries of the catechists, to choose which we have no influence, nor to influence what our children teach," she said, adding that there is no work to employment chaplains in hospitals or in the army either," continued the Vice Marshal of the Senate.
– It does not say that we are to warrant immense transfers from the state budget to the Church. What is recorded in the Polish Constitution is clear separating the church from the state. Ensuring freedom of religion and equality of churches – added Biejat
No more clergy contributions.
Agnieszka Dziemianowicz-Bąk, on the another hand, said that in 2025 over 250 million zlotys were allocated to the Kościelny Fund, and 95 percent of this will be paid for social safety contributions of clergymen. – No another individual can boast specified a privilege, no another citizen who pays his own pension contributions," she added.
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– The church fund cannot be a clergy ZUS. The church fund must disappear. It is this year over 250 million PLN – the minister added.
The Left proposes a bill which includes a point on co-financing of contributions for the pensions and pensions of clergymen by these persons and these churches. We want this division to be 50:50. Half is covered by a spiritual individual and half is covered by an employer, or Church," said the minister.
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– From this will be excluded persons in orders or missions that have no income. In their case it will be covered in 100% by the employer, or by the Church," said Agnieszka Dziemianowicz-Bąk.
In 2025 to Church Fund hit over PLN 275 million from the state budget. Although the current government announced the liquidation of this fund, or its limitation, the amount is 20 million more than last year. 95 percent of it are contributions to the social safety of clergymen.
Others 5 percent is usually utilized for charitable activities, renovations, preservation of historical sacral buildings. The Church Fund works for about 170 Churches and another spiritual unions with regulated legal status.
