The Catholic Church and Fascism - Italy

00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:53 - Kertzer's hedging in Endnotes 00:05:13 - Separation of Church and State Background 00:07:32 - Catholic Population of Italy and causality of fascism 00:09:19 - Kertzer's Central Thesis 00:10:12 - Fascism and fundamental incompatibility with Catholicism 00:16:26 - Pius XI and Mussolini coming to power in 1922 00:18:27 - Ubi Arcano issued in 1922 00:22:42 - Catholicism in the Schools 00:24:04 - Assassination of Giacomo Matteotti 00:25:21 - Quas Primas issued in 1925 00:29:18 - Saint Francis of Assisi 00:30:18 - Charles Maurras Condemnation by Pius XI 00:33:53 - Common Ground between Fascists and Catholics 00:35:27 - Lateran Accords - 1929 00:36:40 - Divini illius Magistri Issued in 1929 00:37:28 - Tensions in first half of 1931 00:40:50 - Non abbiamo bisogno - Issued in 1931 00:44:54 - Caritate Christi compulsi - Issued in 1932 00:45:34 - Dilectissima Nobis - Issued in 1933 00:46:27 - Ethiopian Invasion - 1935 00:51:51 - Ad Catholici sacerdotii - 1935 00:53:19 - 1936 and Vigilanti cura 00:54:20 - Hitler and the Vatican - 1937 00:55:48 - Divini Redemptoris - 1937 00:56:22 - Ingravescentibus malis - 1937 00:57:01 - Scientific Racism and Eugenics in 1938 01:00:38 - Racism in Fascist Italy 01:01:23 - Catholic Church and racism prior to 1938 01:02:59 - Italian thought leaders and racism prior to 1938 01:04:18 - Pius XI and race - Rerum Ecclesiae 01:05:08 - 'Religious' Laws or 'Racial' Laws? 01:08:41 - 'Spiritually we are all semites' 01:10:35 - Pope Pius XI's Hidden Encyclical 01:12:54 - Pope Pius XI's Hidden Speech 01:14:54 - Conclusion Our good friend Professor David Kertzer wrote another book about the Vatican called The Pope and Mussolini and won a Pulitzer. I had some problems with it, and spent over an hour talking about it. For the record, I did reach out to Professor Kertzer prior to publishing this video, and he declined to comment. Sources listed below: Intelligence Squared Debate clip from the opening taken from:    • The Catholic Church is a Force for Good in...   ‪@Intelligence-Squared‬ Dr. Maryks full review of the Pope and Mussolini https://brill.com/view/journals/fasc/3/2/a... Professor Kertzer responds to the review in this video (I also took clips from it)    • David Kertzer's THE POPE AND MUSSOLINI   ‪@CasaItalianaNYU‬ Recommended Reading for Catholic Church abuse scandal Sex, Priests, and Secret Codes by Fr. Tom Doyle, A.W. Sipe, and Patrick Wall Lead Us Not Into Temptation by Jason Berry Vows of Silence by Jason Berry Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church: A Decade of Crisis, 2002–2012 Edited by Thomas G. Plante Confronting a Church in Controversy by Bradford Hinze Papal Encyclical quotes taken from Vatican Website Jacques Prevotat Article: https://www.persee.fr/doc/efr_0223-5099_19... Robert Ventresca Review: https://www.academia.edu/36616163/The_Vati... Robert Bonfil book referenced: https://www.amazon.com/Jewish-Renaissance-... I don't explicitly reference this one, but Pius XI also gives an encyclical condemning eugenic practices here: https://www.vatican.va/content/pius-xi/en/... Wendie E. Schneider's objective historian criteria: https://www.yalelawjournal.org/pdf/158_ond... Charles Maurras comparison to Nick Fuentes Article: https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/what-th... David Kertzer statements and clips taken from:    • Vatican History with Prof. David Kertzer   ‪@SylvesterReport‬    • David Kertzer - The Pope and Mussolini   ‪@MarthasVineyardProductions‬    • JCRC SPEAKER SERIES: David Kertzer in Conv...   ‪@bostonjcrc‬ Archival Footage taken from the following sources:    • 1933 Guglielmo Marconi first broadcast of ...      • The New Pope Pius Xi (1922)      • Video      • Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini's ...      • Italian Demonstration - Mussolini In Top H...      • Mussolini si assume la responsabilità dell...      • Italians Goosestep For Hitler Version A (1...      • Hitler In Italy (1938)      • WW2: Real Footage, No Music, Pure Sound      • Benito Mussolini Crosses Arms After Fiery ...      • Il discorso di Mussolini a Trieste del 18 ...      • Video  

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