Między archidiecezją poznańską a prałaturą pilską Casus księdza Linusa Freyera

In 1923 Rev. Linus Frezer, a priest of the Archdiocese of Poznań and pastor in Œmi³owo, was expelled from the territory of the Republic of Poland. The decree of expulsion triggered a long exchange of correspondence between the priest himself, the Apostolic See and the Primate of Poland. A letter concerning the issue, written by pope Pius XI, focuses like in a lens all the problems pertaining to the political and national situation of Poland after the regaining of independence. The complexity of the circumstances was testified by Berlin’s attempt to stir up a diplomatic debate on the case of Rev. Frezer. The article scrutinizes the issue of the administrative decision which was of crucial importance for the further life of the priest and also looks at the psychological aspects of his life as a German priest who in the situation of an independent Poland wanted to or was made to live in Germany.