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      Heartsoul: Poland - still Europe's most Catholic country?

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      A new generation have grown up in Poland who know Communism only from history books and their parents' stories. Our Warsaw correspondent Adam Easton examines w...

      A new generation have grown up in Poland who know Communism only from history books and their parents' stories. Our Warsaw correspondent Adam Easton examines what this means for the Catholic church, which played such a crucial role in bringing down the Communist regime. Can it still attract young people to the faith, and even the priesthood? How do young professionals reconcile the church's teachings on sex with city life? And why do some feel that being a Catholic was far easier in Communist times?

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