Katie: I learned a lot here. I'm glad you're learning this history and sharing it. It's very interesting.

But I also hope you similarly take the time to learn the rest of the story that's shaped Poland for 1,055 years. The Church doesn't really teach God is "a man in the sky" (that's the straw man version of him that no one saccutally believes -- the real story is far more interesting and still shaping today's civilization). Highly recommend the Bible in the Year podcast (which only takes about 20 minutes a day and gets you through the whole Bible in a year.