Methodology of ensuring the safety of participants in public religious gatherings by a church entity

Abstract

It is the duty of the Polish state to ensure freedom of citizens, also in the field of professing their religion. Poles - mostly those declaring their affiliation to the Catholic Church, display religious behavior through participation in public religious gatherings (masses, processions, funeral ceremonies, pilgrimages). Organizing public worship belongs to the ecclesiastical authority, and therefore the Church – as the organizer – is responsible for the safety of participants in the meetings organized by it. The aim of the presented research is to develop a set of basic rules for the efficient provision of safety to participants in public religious gatherings. The research aims to solve the problem in the form of a question with the following content: What are the basic principles for efficiently ensuring the safety of participants in public religious gatherings? The results of the presented research indicate that in order to ensure the safety of participants in public religious gatherings, it is necessary to: designate and prepare an entity or organization responsible for ensuring security and include their functioning within the framework of an organized action.