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==== [[File:Christcom.png]] PAX Association ====

'''PAX Association''' was created in 1947, by [[File:BPiasecki.png]] Bolesław Piasecki. Being former leader of [[File:PolFal.png]] [[National Radicalism|RNR-Falanga]], he fought against both [[File:Nazi.png]] [[Nazism|Germans]] and [[File:ML.png]] [[Marxism–Leninism|Soviets]]. After being imprisoned by [[File:NKVD.png]] NKVD in Lublin. After interrogation by [[File:Serov.png]] [[Police Statism|Ivan Serov]], he agreed to cooperate with communist authorities. 

Newly-created association fully supported the Stalinist regime, including even infamous show trial of Kraków Curia (which resulted in death penalties for priests opposing the communist government). Moreover, it voiced its support for trial and imprisonment of influential [[File:Anticommunism.png]] anti-communist clergymen, like Bishop Czesław Kaczmarek and Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński. Piasecki and PAX also supported and helped to organize so-called "priests-patriots" movement<ref>[https://encyklopedia.pwn.pl/haslo/ksieza-patrioci;3928454.html "Priests-patriots" in Encyklopedia PWN] (in Polish)</ref>, made of priests who collaborated with communist regime. After 1956 PAX (together with other pro-government organisations) supported leniency for Polish anti-communist movement. In 1982, one year after  [[File:StratoHelm.png]] [[Stratocracy|Martial]] [[Marxism–Leninism|Law]] [[File:Commie.png]] was introduced in Poland, PAX joined Patriotic Movement of National Rebirth (PRON) - popular front created to gather all organisations supporting the government.

PAX had its daily called "Słowo Powszechne". It ceased to exist in 1993. The association also had representatives in Sejm. In 1969, for example, it won 5 seats. Famous members of PAX include: Jan Dobraczyński (politician of interwar [[File:EndecjaPix.png]] Endecja, [[File:Catheo.png]] Catholic publicist and [[File:Strato.png]] general in post-war army), Janusz Zabłocki (soldier of Home Army, journalist, lawyer and politician)<ref>Left in 1955, but took part in many government-controlled, Catholic organisations.</ref> and Tadeusz Mazowiecki<ref>Left in 1955.</ref> (first non-communist Prime Minister of Poland since the creation of PRL).

Association's influence started to decrease as fall of communism progressed in Poland. PAX still exists today, but lost its influence since the end of PRL era.