In 2014 protests Polish Catholics and nationalist activists protested against staging of this play in Poland.[3][7][8] As in France, the play faced criticism from high-ranking members of the Catholic Church, such as archbishop Stanisław Gądecki.[9] While the play was staged in theaters across Poland, theater goers faced hostile crowds attempting to bar them entry, singing religious ceremony, shouting criticism of the play, and on occasions, attempting to perform exorcisms.[8][10] Several theaters have caved in and cancelled the play.[8] The play was also withdrawn from the Malta Festival Poznań due to fears of riots.[3] García described this as a religion-inspired censorship.[11] Dissenting artists held informal readings of the play, and a number of prominent artists led by film director Agnieszka Holland petitioned Polish government to intervene and prevent religious radicals from violating the freedom of expression, describing the protester actions as “an assault against Polish and European democracy and a symptom of backwardness”.[3] Meanwhile, politicians from the conservative Law and Justice party said that the play violates Polish blasphemy laws (Article 196 of the Polish Criminal Code which states that the “anyone who offends the religious feelings of other people [can be] subject to a fine, restriction of liberty or imprisonment for up to two years”), and filed a motion with prosecutions for investigation.[3][2] Polish culture minister Małgorzata Omilanowska supported the artists by saying “Freedom of artistic expression is the basis of democracy and the constitution.”[2] A major newspaper, Gazeta Wyborcza, published the script on 28 June.[10] Magazine Polityka described the play as “the most famous in the 250-year history of Polish theater”.[10]
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