Pope Pius XI and Mussolini had quite a bit in common. Neither believed in freedom of speech or of the press. Both banned books and controlled the media. Mussolini was deeply immoral in his personal life. The Pope was surrounded by pedophiles and perverts. Both were fascists (the Pope a Catholic fascist). Both were antisemitic: Mussolini’s government passed laws that stripped Jewish Italians of their most basic rights, and the Pope did little to oppose them.
Mussolini wanted to make Italy great again. The Pope wanted to make the Catholic Church great again, and the only legitimate faith. Sound familiar?
Why are there no heroes in this story to stand up to these men? The Pope and Mussolini: The Secret History of Pius XI and the Rise of Fascism in Europe by David I. Kertzer is a maddening story to read, mainly because the Pope and Mussolini are so repugnant.
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