The minister said that “some Poles are nervous that Western governments will try to import their politics, their ideology into Polish society.”
“We have a specific history, (a) difficult history,” he said. “The Catholic Church played a very important role in our history. because it gives our society a power and united the Polish people during the Second World War and during the Russian occupation. That is why Christian values are very important for Poles.”
In recent years, Poland has been under pressure from the European Union for its stance on LGBT issues.
In July 2021, Brussels launched proceedings against Poland after Polish localities approved symbolic commitments to protect citizens from “LBGT ideology.”
The laws were criticized by activists, who claimed they had created ““LGBT-free zones” throughout Poland.
The European Commission said it was “concerned that these statements may violate EU law on non-discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation.”
Some of the Polish localities withdrew their commitments to the zones following the introduction of the legal action, which was eventually withdrawn by the commission in January.
‘The same rights as in many other European countries’
However, Mularczyk said LGBT people “have the same rights as in many other European countries” and claimed that attacks on Poland over LGBT rights were due to “political reasons” and “because we have (a) conservative government.”
“Many Poles believe in God, we are Christians,” he said. “So maybe this is the problem of the left and the liberals… of Poland and of Europe.”
On October 15, the country will vote in a general election, in which the main liberal opposition party, Civic Platform, hopes to make progress.
Donald Tusk, leader of the Civic Platform and former president of the European Council, has promised to relax Poland’s strict abortion laws and introduce same-sex civil unions.
In 2022, Tusk said he was “trying to follow a march toward modernity and tolerance.”.
According to the Politico website, the ruling Law and Justice Party maintains an average lead of 8 percent over Civic Platform in opinion polls.
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