Paul Burke states that his ethnic Polish friend found a priest dominated society in Poland, mentioning this to my Polish neighbor [also fluent in English] he laughed, before telling me that religion in his native country would not exist except for the elderly`s attendance at Mass.
He was surprised to learn that his country was under the influence of the church, as a native of Posnan he said ne never experienced any such lecturing from the clergy, and he could have also added that a visit from a Cromwell like ogre was not necessary.