Catholics Against Fascism-

We have no need - NON ABBIAMO BISOGNO

fascism is The pagan worship of the State

The first reason is that the heads of Catholic Action were almost to a man members or heads of the Popular Party, which was one of the strongest opponents of Fascismo.

44. And here We find Ourselves confronted by a mass of authentic affirmations and no less authentic facts which reveal beyond the slightest possibility of doubt the resolve (already in great measure actually put into effect) to monopolize completely the young, from their tenderest years up to manhood and womanhood, for the exclusive advantage of a party and of a regime based on an ideology which clearly resolves itself into a true, a real pagan worship of the State - the "Statolatry" which is no less in contrast with the natural rights of the family than it is in contradiction with the supernatural rights of the Church.

52. A conception of the State which makes the rising generations belong to it entirely, without any exception, from the tenderest years up to adult life, cannot be reconciled by a Catholic either with Catholic doctrine or with the natural rights of the family.

Source: NON ABBIAMO BISOGNO ENCYCLICAL OF POPE PIUS XI

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“Whoever exalts race, or the people, or the State, or a particular form of State… above their standard value and divinizes them to an idolatrous level, distorts and perverts an order of the world planned and created by God.”

Mit Brennender Sorge (March 14, 1937) - Pope Pius XI


3. Pope Pius XI – Quadragesimo Anno (1931)

Just freedom of action must, of course, be left both to individual citizens and to families, yet only on condition that the common good be preserved and wrong to any individual be abolished. The function of the rulers of the State, moreover, is to watch over the community and its parts; but in protecting private individuals in their rights, chief consideration ought to be given to the weak and the poor.

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"hundreds of thousands of people, who, without any fault, sometimes only because of their nationality or ancestry, are destined to die or to progressively be worn out."

annual Christmas speech in December 1942 - Pope Pius XII

Martyrs,of, fascism + Catholic

In one night, Catholic activists Erich Klausener& Adalbert Probst and Fritz Gerlich: Edgar Jung (marburg speech) murdered

Do not forget Oscar Romero

St Max Kolbe - Martyr

1. Pope Pius XI

On Fascism in Non abbiamo bisogno (1931):

  • "We do not need the Fascist state, which confuses its own purposes with those of the Church and makes the state the ultimate arbiter of all values."
    Source: Non abbiamo bisogno (1931), Encyclical Letter on Fascism and the Church.

On Fascism and Human Dignity in Quadragesimo Anno (1931):

  • "The State is not the absolute, nor is it the ultimate and only means for attaining the true end of man. The good of the individual and of the family must be protected against the encroachments of any and all totalitarian systems, such as fascism."
    Source: Quadragesimo Anno (1931), Encyclical on Social Order.

  • On Totalitarianism in Centesimus Annus (1991):

    • "The state in totalitarian systems tends to reduce human beings to mere objects of power and to shape every aspect of society to the control of a single authority. Totalitarianism has nothing to offer the person’s dignity, as it suppresses the truth about the human person."
      Source: Centesimus Annus, para. 41 (1991).

    • 5. Pope Leo XIII

      On Oppression in Rerum Novarum (1891):

      • "The Church has always opposed the arrogance of rulers who seek to dominate or destroy others, and it has always defended the rights of the weak against the oppression of the powerful."
        Source: Rerum Novarum, para. 13 (1891).

      • 25 Jesus called them together and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. 26 Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, 27 and whoever wants to be first must be your slave— 28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” Matthew 20

      • 7. Vatican II, Gaudium et Spes (1965)

        On Human Dignity and the Common Good:

        • "The dignity of the human person is the foundation of all the rights of the person. This dignity demands respect for personal freedom, social justice, and the rejection of all forms of oppression, discrimination, and authoritarian control."
          Source: Gaudium et Spes, Chapter 1, Section 12 (1965).