Abstract

This article analyzes a letter from Bishop Stefan Wyszyński addressed to Lublin school students on June 9, 1946. The reflection focuses on two sets of obligations: those related to humanity and fidelity to the Church. The first part focuses on the dignity of the human person, its roots in natural law, and the concern for purity and good manners, understood as the foundation of moral and legal responsibility. The second part presents a call for loyalty to the Church, its teachings, and its pastors, treated as a conscious attitude protecting young people from the influence of ideologies hostile to Christianity. It indicates that the letter’s message was intended not only to provide moral education but also to protect the young generation from the effects of totalitarianism and to  strengthen its ecclesial identity. The analysis is set in the context of the canon law in force at the time, addressing, among other
things, legal subjectivity in the Church, ecclesial affiliation, the professio fidei, and norms regarding acts contrary to morality.