The Vatican sponsored outward-facing political parties rather than internal Church reform
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 (
#expands, via linked claim)
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Catholic institutions ran antisemitic propaganda independently of secular fascism; Catholic political candidates were cast as Rome’s agents of foreign tyranny; Papal temporal power prevented the political unification of Renaissance Italy — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 1878 (+3 more)
Related
- Papal temporal power prevented the political unification of Renaissance Italy (similarity 0.84)
- Neo-Guelphism sought an Italian federation under the Pope (similarity 0.84)
- Italian unification faced open resistance from French national interests (similarity 0.81)
Broader Connections
- Catholic political candidates were cast as Rome’s agents of foreign tyranny
#exemplifies(0.85) - Papal temporal power prevented the political unification of Renaissance Italy
#expands(0.80) — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 1878 - Neo-Guelphism sought an Italian federation under the Pope
#exemplifies(0.78) - Luther considered the Vatican a greater enemy than Islam
#corroborates(0.75) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 80