comm un ist ▁efforts ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁in ▁Poland , ▁and ▁it ▁attempted ▁to ▁control ▁the ▁person ▁who ▁was ▁named ▁as ▁Metropolitan ▁for ▁the ▁Polish ▁Orth odox ▁Church ; ▁Metropolitan ▁D ion iz y ▁( the ▁post - war ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁P OC ) ▁was ▁arrested ▁and ▁retired ▁from ▁service ▁after ▁his ▁release . ▁ ▁Following ▁with ▁the ▁for cible ▁conversion ▁of ▁Eastern ▁C athol ics ▁in ▁the ▁USS R ▁to ▁Orth odox y , ▁the ▁Polish ▁government ▁called ▁on ▁the ▁Orth odox ▁church ▁in ▁Poland ▁to ▁assume ▁' p ast oral ▁care ' ▁of ▁the ▁eastern ▁C athol ics ▁in ▁Poland . ▁After ▁the ▁removal ▁of ▁Metropolitan ▁D ion iz y ▁from ▁leadership ▁of ▁the ▁Polish ▁Orth odox ▁Church , ▁Metropolitan ▁Mac arius ▁was ▁placed ▁in ▁charge . ▁He ▁was ▁from ▁western ▁Ukraine ▁( pre viously ▁eastern ▁Poland ) ▁and ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁instrument al ▁in ▁the ▁comp uls ory ▁conversion ▁of ▁eastern ▁C athol ics ▁to ▁orth odox y ▁there . ▁Polish ▁security ▁forces ▁assist ed ▁him ▁in ▁suppress ing ▁resistance ▁in ▁his ▁taking ▁control ▁of ▁Eastern ▁Catholic ▁par ishes . ▁Many ▁eastern ▁C athol ics ▁who ▁remained ▁in ▁Poland ▁after ▁the ▁post war ▁border ▁adjust ments ▁were ▁res ett led ▁in ▁Western ▁Poland ▁in ▁the ▁newly ▁acquired ▁territ ories ▁from ▁Germany . ▁The ▁state ▁in ▁Poland ▁gave ▁the ▁P OC ▁a ▁greater ▁number ▁of ▁privileges ▁than ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁in ▁Poland ; ▁the ▁state ▁even ▁gave ▁money ▁to ▁this ▁Church , ▁although ▁it ▁often ▁default ed