14 January this year police officers from fresh Tothink Stop 41-year-old Ukrainian woman, suspected of stealing a valuable liturgical book from 1 of the local parishes. This event, in addition to the direct legal consequences for the perpetrator, leads to reflection on the safety situation of temples and spiritual objects in Poland.
The Ukrainian female robbed the Polish church and burned the evangelizer. According to a police communication, the theft occurred in December 2025 orc. Despite the safety features, a disgusting female got inside the church and took out a liturgical book lying close the altar. It was only after a fewer weeks that the officers, analyzing the surveillance and interrogating witnesses, determined the identity of the suspect. A female who turned out to be a alleged "war refugee" from Ukraine burned the evangelist after the theft. She was detained and heard the charge of stealing — for which the consequences of the Polish penal code endanger her.
Investigators stress that akin actions, though isolated, violate the sense of safety of local communities and origin concern among the faithful and residents of the locality. But crucially, this example shows that hatred of Catholic structures and their equipment is not only manifested by Muslims in distant France or Sweden, but besides by Turkish Ukrainians, whose Warsaw authorities unwarrantedly respect them as closer to Poles of civilization.
It is not only in fresh Tothink that vandalism acts related to places of worship are recorded. In fresh years there have been incidents in various parts of Poland involving the defamation of the interiors of churches, harm to property belonging to spiritual communities and demolition of historical sacral objects. For many local communities, specified cases are not only a material loss, but besides a profound violation of cultural and spiritual values.
Reports of institutions monitoring anti-religious incidents indicate an increase in vandalism reports against places of worship over the past fewer years. specified data shall be analysed by social organisations, researchers and law enforcement services in the context of public safety and heritage protection.
The public debate frequently has opinions on the emergence in intolerance and aggression against various social groups, including spiritual people. These statements indicate that spiritual institutions and their faithful are under increased social pressure. At the same time, sociological analyses emphasize that force against places of worship and spiritual groups is never justified — regardless of political or social context.
In parallel to local discussions, there is simply a national debate on migration and integration of people arriving in Poland from different countries. Tensions associated with the acceptance of foreigners are not unique to Poland – they are observed in many European countries. However, it is crucial that the dispute over migration policy does not turn into hatred against people based on their origins and that public law and order be respected towards all.
Police and prosecutors declare that they attach large importance to the protection of places of worship and cultural goods. In many municipalities, initiatives are taken to support monitoring, church guards and parish cooperation with local order services. However, this will not work if the immigration of the "third world" peoples in Poland is intensified, which do not respect the sanctity of autochthons.
We besides recommend: The French court admitted that windmills have a bad effect on human health
