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Why is Poland prodominately Roman Catholic while its Russian neighbors are orthodox?
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Poland used to have a large number of Orthodox Christians before the 20th Century, but many of them were forced to convert to Roman Catholicism from the 1950's onwards. The Polish Government also actively assisted and encouraged the Roman Catholics from becoming the majority, largely due to political tensions with Russia, as the Russians were seen as trying to influence or interfere in Polish affairs.
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