Mateusz Banasiuk he grew up in a fairly religious family. He also went to a Catholic high school. The actor, who had a son, Henryk, in 2017, decided to baptize the boy. However, he has many reservations about the Church. He is also against religious education being present in schools.
Mateusz Banasiuk sees no point in celibacy: I don't understand this absurd ban
Mateusz Banasiuk had already mentioned in an interview with Gazeta.pl that he did not understand the issue of celibacy.. This is precisely where he sees the cause of the problem of pedophilia in the Church. – A young man feels a calling, goes to seminary, and then is sent to a parish, far from friends and family. He cannot have a wife or build a relationship that could be developing and beautiful for him.. I don't understand this absurd ban. I think that celibacy contributes to the problem of pedophilia among the clergy, said Mateusz Banasiuk.
Mateusz Banasiuk is not a supporter of religion in schools: I am glad that it is not mandatory
Now it turns out that the actor also has reservations about teaching religion in schools. According to Banasiuk, religion classes should have a different dimension. – Everyone should have the opportunity to choose. I am glad that it is not obligatory, although in my opinion religion should be transformed into a study of religions. It seems to me that the world is so diverse and colorful that religion should be a kind of religious studies. I regret that I did not learn more about other religions in my youth. It teaches you to be more open to other people – Mateusz Banasiuk confessed in an interview with Pudelek.
Interestingly, Mateusz Banasiuk and Magdalena Boczarska decided to let their son choose whether he wants to attend religious education classes. Henryk showed such interest. – For now, he is so interested in everything that happens around the sacred that I have nothing against it. I think he would like to go to religion classes. So let him get to know the world and this point of view in his own way – emphasized Mateusz Banasiuk in an interview with the aforementioned portal.