Posted on 05/19/2019 4:20:17 PM PDT by ebb tide
(NEWS ANALYSIS) Italians will go to the ballot box on May 26 to elect members of the countrys delegation to the European Parliament.
The vote part of elections held across the European Union will be another litmus test regarding Italys two populist political parties and whether they can withstand challenges from the left. What this latest electoral test will also do is reveal Italys love-hate relationship with the Catholic church.
The countrys Democratic Party, which holds a majority of seats, is likely to go down in defeat like it did in last years national elections. Thats where two populist parties, the League, which is on the right, and the Five-Star Movement, on the left, joined forces since neither had gained a majority in parliament.
The result? Matteo Salvini, who leads the League party, could take his anti-immigration stances to Brussels if opinion polls prove correct. His hardline stance on the issue has put him at odds with the Catholic church in Italy as well as with Pope Francis, who has repeatedly spoken in favor of refugees seeking asylum in Western Europe.
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There is zero conflict between nationalism and Catholicism.
I think the article is referring to franciscatholicism, not Catholicism.
The above is Catholicism.
We all want to help destitute refugees with no home. These are not refugees.
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