- Of course, we will comply with the rulings of European courts, because they are also our courts. I have great respect for the positions of various churches, but I believe that the state remains secular and there is a separation of church and state - said Waldemar Żurek in Polsat News, when asked about the ECJ ruling concerning the recognition of same-sex partnerships and the stance of the Episcopate.

- This will not mean weekend trips and, in my opinion, it will certainly mean the necessity of adapting the law, because civil status registers function based on the Act on Civil Status Records [...] we need to adapt the possibility of fields, so as not to enter "female/male sex" in a field, because we have a marriage legally concluded in another country here - he continued.

- I must admit honestly that my department is conducting an analysis, and there are currently 4 variants [...]. I cannot answer this with 100% certainty, but at first glance, I believe that yes [it will be statutory regulations] - he went on to say, when asked if this would not be done by way of a regulation and if a statutory approach was necessary.