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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Auteur principal: Chenaux, Philippe 1959- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: 2018
Dans: Journal of Jesuit studies
Année: 2018, Volume: 5, Numéro: 1, Pages: 54-70
Classifications IxTheo:BH Judaïsme
CC Christianisme et religions non-chrétiennes; relations interreligieuses
CG Christianisme et politique
KAJ Époque contemporaine
KCA Monachisme; ordres religieux
KDB Église catholique romaine
Sujets non-standardisés:B Communism Bolshevism anti-Semitism Jesuit superior general Włodzimierz Ledóchowski Divini redemptoris
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Résumé: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.
Description matérielle:Online-Ressource
ISSN:2214-1332
Contient:In: Journal of Jesuit studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/22141332-00501004