Neo-Guelphism sought an Italian federation under the Pope
Evidence
His criticisms of the Church in his day are two: that by its evil conduct it has undermined religious belief, and that the temporal power of the popes, with the policy that it inspires, prevents the unification of Italy. — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 1878 (
#complicates, via linked claim)
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Two distinct leaderships collaborating mechanically produced Italian unification’s success; The Vatican sponsored outward-facing political parties rather than internal Church reform; Marsilio of Padua blamed papal temporal power for Italy’s wars — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 2323 (+2 more)
Related
- Papal temporal power prevented the political unification of Renaissance Italy (similarity 0.88)
- Italian unification faced open resistance from French national interests (similarity 0.86)
- The Vatican sponsored outward-facing political parties rather than internal Church reform (similarity 0.84)
- Marsilio of Padua blamed papal temporal power for Italy’s wars (similarity 0.82)
- The Risorgimento proved Neo-Guelph papal federation illusory (similarity 0.82)
- Italian bourgeois revolution aims were sacrificed to Piedmontese state ambitions (similarity 0.82)
- Neo-Guelphism offered a papal federation vision defeated by the Risorgimento monarchy (similarity 0.80)
Broader Connections
- The Risorgimento proved Neo-Guelph papal federation illusory
#responds-to(0.90) - Papal temporal power prevented the political unification of Renaissance Italy
#complicates(0.75) — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 1878