Eighty years of Divini Redemptoris: The consolidation of Catholic anti-communism

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https://doi.org/10.15175/1984-2503-201810304

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Communism, Divini Redemptoris, Catholic anti-communism, clerical conservatism, the Holy See

Abstract

The following work serves as a critical reading of Pope Pius XI’s 1937 Encyclical Letter Divini Redemptoris in light of its 80th anniversary, consolidating as it did the reasons behind Catholic anti-communism. In methodological terms, the letter is located in the sphere of study concerned with the history of political ideas. We analyze the items in the circular’s thematic division: I. The Church’s attitude to communism; II. Doctrine and fruits of communism; III. The Church’s luminous doctrine, opposed to communism; IV. Remedies and means; V. The Church’s ministers and assistants employed in this social initiative. Rooted in Bolshevik communism of a Stalinist slant with prominent influences – by means of the letter itself – in Russia, Mexico, and Spain, it remains as a contemporary representative of Catholic anti-communism, implying effects beyond the limits of the Holy See.

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Haneron Victor Marcos, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires

possui graduação em Direito pela Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (2002), graduação em Ciências Contábeis pela Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina (2000), pós-graduação em Direito Ambiental pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - FUNJAB (2006), Mastère Spécialisé em Gestão da Inovação pela École Nationele Supérieure des Mines de Saint-Étienne - EMSE (2010). Atualmente é doutorando em Direito pela Universidade de Buenos Aires, e advogado efetivo da Companhia Catarinense de Águas e Saneamento - CASAN, exercendo o cargo de Procurador-Geral. Presidente da Associação dos Advogados de Empresas Públicas e Sociedades de Economia Mista do Estado de Santa Catarina - ADVESC (biênio 2015/2017). Membro da Comissão dos Procuradores do Estado, Advogados Autárquicos, Fundacionais e de Sociedades de Economia Mista da Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil - Santa Catarina (triênio 2016/2018 - Portaria 196/2016). Membro da 3ª Câmara de Recursos do CONSEMA.

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Published

2018-10-15

How to Cite

Marcos, H. V. (2018). Eighty years of Divini Redemptoris: The consolidation of Catholic anti-communism. Passages: International Review of Political History and Legal Culture, 10(3), 414-424. https://doi.org/10.15175/1984-2503-201810304

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Vol. 10 - No. 3 - Setembro a Dezembro (2018)

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