Polityka konkordatowa Stolicy Apostolskiej

Concordat policy of the Holy See The article focuses on the most significant stages in the historical evolution of the concordats. The historical approach enhances the understanding of the development of the relations between state and the Church. The author briefly analyses the development of the institution stretching back to the twelfth century (Concordat of Worms) and then concentrates on the twentieth century, especially from the pontificate of Benedict XV through the Second Vatican Council to the present day