▁such ▁( an ▁exception ▁being ▁Commun ist ▁Alban ia ) ▁and ▁was ▁permitted ▁by ▁the ▁constitution , ▁but ▁the ▁state ▁attempted ▁to ▁achieve ▁an ▁at he istic ▁society . ▁ ▁The ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁in ▁Poland ▁provided ▁strong ▁resistance ▁to ▁Commun ist ▁rule ▁and ▁Poland ▁itself ▁had ▁a ▁long ▁history ▁of ▁diss ent ▁to ▁foreign ▁rule . ▁The ▁Polish ▁nation ▁r al lied ▁to ▁the ▁Church , ▁as ▁had ▁occurred ▁in ▁neighbour ing ▁Lith u ania , ▁which ▁made ▁it ▁more ▁difficult ▁for ▁the ▁government ▁to ▁imp ose ▁its ▁ant ire lig ious ▁policies ▁as ▁it ▁had ▁in ▁the ▁USS R , ▁where ▁the ▁popul ace ▁did ▁not ▁hold ▁mass ▁solid ar ity ▁with ▁the ▁Russian ▁Orth odox ▁Church . ▁It ▁became ▁the ▁strong est ▁anti - comm un ist ▁body ▁during ▁the ▁epo ch ▁of ▁Commun ism ▁in ▁Poland , ▁and ▁provided ▁a ▁more ▁successful ▁resistance ▁than ▁had ▁religious ▁bodies ▁in ▁most ▁other ▁Commun ist ▁states . ▁ ▁The ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁une qu iv oc ally ▁condem ned ▁commun ist ▁ide ology . ▁This ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁ant ire lig ious ▁activity ▁in ▁Poland ▁being ▁comp elled ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁more ▁c aut ious ▁and ▁conc ili atory ▁line ▁than ▁in ▁other ▁Commun ist ▁countries , ▁largely ▁failing ▁in ▁their ▁attempt ▁to ▁control ▁or ▁suppress ▁the ▁Polish ▁Church . ▁ ▁The ▁state ▁attempted ▁to ▁take ▁control ▁of ▁minor ity ▁churches , ▁including ▁the ▁Polish ▁Protest ant ▁and ▁Polish ▁Orth odox ▁Church ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁use ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁weapon ▁against ▁the ▁anti -