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Kościelny dzwon jak przemysłowa instalacja? Ruszyła petycja do prezydenta

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A petition has been launched to the President to address how modern regulations treat church bells.

According to a report by Michał Jędryka for Aleteia, current laws may classify a bell tower as a stationary technical device and a parish as an industrial plant. The petition argues that these regulations ignore the historical and religious role of bells, which have served for centuries to call people to Mass, announce weddings or deaths, and signal danger. The movement seeks to protect the bell's status as a public sign of faith and a characteristic element of the European landscape.

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