Father Włodzimierz Ledóchowski (1866–1942): Driving Force behind Papal Anti-Communism during the Interwar Period
Włodzimierz Ledóchowski, superior general of the Society of Jesus, wielded great influence in the battle against Communism. His belief that there was a link of some degree between Jews and Communism, his work to establish a secretariat in Rome to counter atheistic Communism, and his influence in the...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2018
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Journal of Jesuit studies
Year: 2018, Volume: 5, Issue: 1, Pages: 54-70 |
| IxTheo Classification: | BH Judaism CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations CG Christianity and Politics KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KCA Monasticism; religious orders KDB Roman Catholic Church |
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Communism
Bolshevism
anti-Semitism
Jesuit superior general
Włodzimierz Ledóchowski
Divini redemptoris
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| Summary: | Włodzimierz Ledóchowski, superior general of the Society of Jesus, wielded great influence in the battle against Communism. His belief that there was a link of some degree between Jews and Communism, his work to establish a secretariat in Rome to counter atheistic Communism, and his influence in the development of the papal encyclical, Divini redemptoris, are explored in this article. Convinced that the Russian Revolution was a satanic force out to eradicate Christian society, Ledóchowski made it his life’s work to expose the lies and threats of Bolshevism, culminating in his penultimate Congregation (in 1938) where the superior general discussed techniques that could be used to combat the spread of Communism. |
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| ISSN: | 2214-1332 |
| Contains: | In: Journal of Jesuit studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/22141332-00501004 |