Assessment of legal provisions and cooperation between priests and USC directors 11 years after the validation of the concordat between Apostol’s Capital and Republic of Poland

The article consists of an introduction forming short historic(al) scheme, three main parts and a summary. First part constitutes an attempt to evaluate valid legal regulations, specially concerning the accusations brought against art. 10 of the Concordat before the Concordat ratification and the accusations against accordance of valid acts with art. 10 of the Concordat. In the second part there is shown the way of valid laws implementation, paying attention to three basic phases: the celebration preceding the marriage contracting, the marriage contracting itself and the phase coming after contracting the marriage. As the conclusion of this part, there are shown difficulties concerning law implementation on the part of clergyman. Third part assesses cooperation of priests and USC directors and presents the extent of reciprocal relations, ways of cooperation and the results of it. The article closes with a summary, in which the attention is drawn to some reservations concerning regulations accomplished from the Concordat and included in polish law and in particular church law, and also concerning interpretation and application of those regulations. In conclusion it is noticed that, it can be safely stated the cooperation between priests and USC directors is fruitful and serves for greater good of people concerned