Content analysis of official Roman catholic church criticism towards Italian Fascism and German National Socialism in Pius XI’s encyclics

The present article analyses Pope Pius XI’s encyclics against Italian Fascism and German National Socialism, as well as encyclics on social issues in general that touch upon the said ideologies. Among them are, respectively, Non  abbiamo  bisogno  and  Mit  brennender  Sorge,  and  Quadragesimo  ann...

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Veröffentlicht in:Rossijskij žurnal istorii cerkvi (Online) 2023-10, Vol.4 (3), p.25-38
Hauptverfasser: Simonov, V. V., Rosenblum, E. M.
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Sprache:eng ; rus
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Zusammenfassung:The present article analyses Pope Pius XI’s encyclics against Italian Fascism and German National Socialism, as well as encyclics on social issues in general that touch upon the said ideologies. Among them are, respectively, Non  abbiamo  bisogno  and  Mit  brennender  Sorge,  and  Quadragesimo  anno  and  Divini  illius  Magistri.  Analysing their  contents  reveals  two  major  avenues  of  criticism  levelled  against  Italian  Fascism:  one,  that  a state  cannot supersede the family in matters of the raising of children and position itself as the source of morals and an object of unconditional obedience; and two, that a state constantly projecting its authority into the private life of an individual runs contrary to freedom of association and freedom of contract inherent to it. With regards to German National Socialism, this is complemented by a third avenue expounding on the unacceptability of racism.
ISSN:2686-973X
2687-069X
DOI:10.15829/2686-973X-2023-141