Abstract
The contribution aims to demonstrate how the thesis that sees racism in the genetic code of fascism finds a clear counter-proof in ecclesiastical politics of the Mussolini era; and it shows that the fascist ecclesiastical policy finds its ideological roots in the nationalism of the first decade of the twentieth century, in which the forces that pressed for the protection of national identity soon came to see with suspicion the religious minorities existing in Italy.
Highlights
The contribution aims to demonstrate how the thesis that sees racism in the genetic code of fascism finds a clear counter-proof in ecclesiastical politics of the Mussolini era; and it shows that the fascist ecclesiastical policy finds its ideological roots in the nationalism of the first decade of the twentieth century, in which the forces that pressed for the protection of national identity soon came to see with suspicion the religious minorities existing in Italy
It is well known that 1929 constituted one of the fundamental turning points of Italian ecclesiastical law; the seventh year of the fascist era represents a moment of rupture with respect to the ecclesiastical policy of the liberal state, and at the same time the beginning of the era of concordatarian confessionism[1]
In Italy, in particular, the fascist regime implemented an ecclesiastical policy dictated from the point of view of a public interest in protecting religions, considered institutions and ethical-social forces necessary for civilisation and for the state, an interest deriving from the preponderant role assigned by Fascism to the phenomenon of religious tradition and its impact on the population
Summary
The contribution aims to demonstrate how the thesis that sees racism in the genetic code of fascism finds a clear counter-proof in ecclesiastical politics of the Mussolini era; and it shows that the fascist ecclesiastical policy finds its ideological roots in the nationalism of the first decade of the twentieth century, in which the forces that pressed for the protection of national identity soon came to see with suspicion the religious minorities existing in Italy.
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