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Nationalism and Catholicism collide in run-up to the European elections
Religion Unplugged ^ | May 16, 2019 | Clemente LIsi

Posted on 05/19/2019 4:20:17 PM PDT by ebb tide

Nationalism and Catholicism collide in run-up to the European elections

(NEWS ANALYSIS) Italians will go to the ballot box on May 26 to elect members of the country’s delegation to the European Parliament.

The vote — part of elections held across the European Union — will be another litmus test regarding Italy’s two populist political parties and whether they can withstand challenges from the left. What this latest electoral test will also do is reveal Italy’s love-hate relationship with the Catholic church.

The country’s Democratic Party, which holds a majority of seats, is likely to go down in defeat like it did in last year’s national elections. That’s 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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TOPICS: Apologetics; Catholic; Religion & Culture; Religion & Politics
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1 posted on 05/19/2019 4:20:17 PM PDT by ebb tide
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2 posted on 05/19/2019 4:20:46 PM PDT by ebb tide (We have a rogue curia in Rome)
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To: ebb tide

There is zero conflict between nationalism and Catholicism.


3 posted on 05/19/2019 5:45:03 PM PDT by MrEdd (Caveat Emptor)
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To: MrEdd

I think the article is referring to franciscatholicism, not Catholicism.


4 posted on 05/19/2019 5:47:46 PM PDT by ebb tide (We have a rogue curia in Rome)
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To: MrEdd
Salvini: "I personally entrust Italy, my life and your life to the Immaculate Heart of Mary ... we entrust ourselves to the six Patrons of this Europe"

The above is Catholicism.

5 posted on 05/19/2019 5:51:39 PM PDT by ebb tide (We have a rogue curia in Rome)
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To: ebb tide

We all want to help destitute refugees with no home. These are not refugees.


6 posted on 05/19/2019 7:19:09 PM PDT by Marchmain (BIDEN: the hands-on candidate.)
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