Pope Francis Revives the Workers Church

[Nitram]

2. Lech Walesa was a devout Catholic, and his labor movement was eventually supported by the Church.

from the New York Times, December 5, 1990 article:

...The Roman Catholic Church has thrown its considerable weight behind the presidential candidacy of Lech Walesa, the Solidarity founder, after initially adopting a hands-off attitude toward the race...

For much of the first year of democracy in this overwhelmingly Catholic country, the church has kept its distance from organized politics. It has declined to embrace the embryonic Christian Democratic parties in Poland, reserving its political power for such issues as the pending legislation outlawing abortion or the return of voluntary religion classes to the schools...

...The bishops' statement, which was read in all churches on Sunday, told Poles that they should elect someone who would "continue and consolidate" the course of reforms and "discover anew the meaning of solidarity."

...Mr. Walesa publicly uses the symbols and heritage of the church. His meetings are often graced by crucifixes, and he wears a pin emblazoned with a likeness of the Virgin Mary as depicted in Czestochowa, the site of Poland's holiest shrine. Mr. Walesa has said he supports the church's views on banning abortion in Poland.

https://www.nytimes.com/1990/12/05/world/in-change-church-supports-walesa.html