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Life in Fascist Italy Mussolini and the Roman Catholic Church

Life in Fascist Italy Mussolini and the Roman Catholic Church. By Bridget O’Hara, Anna Lodge, Evelyn Bravo, Jorah Smith, and Maddie Hammerschmidt. Who was Mussolini???. He was an Italian politician Journalist and leader of the Fascist Party He ruled the country as Prime Minister

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Life in Fascist Italy Mussolini and the Roman Catholic Church

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  1. Life in Fascist Italy Mussolini and the Roman Catholic Church By Bridget O’Hara, Anna Lodge, Evelyn Bravo, Jorah Smith, and Maddie Hammerschmidt

  2. Who was Mussolini??? • He was an Italian politician • Journalist and leader of the Fascist Party • He ruled the country as Prime Minister • Dropped everything about democracy and set up a legal dictatorship.

  3. Young Mussolini and the Church • Was raised to dislike Church • Mussolini Sr. was a committed Socialist, and he disliked the power of the Church • Young Mussolini referred to Priests as “Black Germs”

  4. Young Mussolini and the Church cont. • Once he reached power in 1922, he changed his views • Realized that the pope “represents 400 million men scattered the world over” • Recognized that this is a huge power

  5. Winning over the Church • Needed to win over Church to improve his view in the Public’s eyes • Had his children baptized in 1923. • Had a religious marriage ceremony with his common-law wife Rachele in 1926 • Closed down many wine shops and night clubs • Swearing in public was made a crime

  6. Winning over the Church cont. • Pushed ideas of the Church • Women should stay home while men worked • Disapproved of contraception • Wanted to ban divorce • Trying to bring credibility to his government

  7. Lateran Treaty • Created in 1929 • It was between the Kingdom of Italy and the Holy See • It was a concordat regulating relations between the Catholic Church and the Italian state • Signed February 11, 1929 • Ratified by Italian parliament June 7, 1929

  8. Lateran Treaty cont. • Papal States lost land in 1879 during unification • Church received £30 million in compensation (1929) • 109 acres in rome as new papal state~ The Vatican • Allowed small army, police force, post office, and rail station • 1929- mussolini’s popularity was at its highest • Mussolini and the Roman Catholic Church were to quarrel fought in 1930’s • Quickly made up • Pope sent letter protesting Charter of Race

  9. Concordat • Another part of the treaty • Roman Catholic Church became state religion • Pope appointed bishops, but they had to receive the Government’s approval • Religion had to be taught in primary and secondary school • Church was given full control of Marriage

  10. Charter of Race • July 1938 • Took away the Jews right of Italian nationality • No longer allowed to: • Teach • Have state jobs • Be members of the Fascist party • Work a bank or insurance company • Marry non-jewish italians • Join the army • Laws were so unpopular the Pope sent a disapproving letter to Mussolini about what was happening

  11. Work Cited Charter of Race (http://histclo.com/essay/war/ww2/hol/cou/ita/hi-race.html) Mussolini and the Roman Catholic Church article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benito_Mussolini

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