Social Christian Party (Italy)
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The Social Christian Party was a political party founded and led by the Italian
philosopher and librarian of the Vatican Library Gerardo Bruni.
Born at the beginning as a movement of Christians during the Resistance partisans participated with other groups to their initial meetings to help form Christian Democracy
. The founder, however, occurred an irremediable conflict Bruni with other groups and Christian Democrats, too moderate and positions close to capitalism
, and they separated. The movement was transformed into a party in elections for the Constituent Assembly on June 2, 1946. The party defended the Republic, came with its own symbol (formed by a book and a shovel over a cross), collected 51,088 votes equal to 0.22% nationally, and elected a representative, Gerard Bruni.
The manifesto of 1946 outlined the identity of the party in Christian socialism
, putting stakes very clear and pointing the way of absolute autonomy, even in a clear place on the left:
We are not the Christian Democrats because we do not accept any compromise with the capitalist world unjust and oppressive, in a party where live rich and poor, capitalists and workers are always the poor to be worse. We are not Marxists
or Communists
, because we are materialists, because we do not want dictatorship, nor a Member of our boss, why not admit foreign dependencies. We are not in the Socialist Party
because despite new trends is not yet clearly free of the old materialistic mentality, because it has not yet found its way and independent living. We are social teaching. Christian socialism does not mean socialism "right" means the primacy of spirit, respect for the person and his natural and eternal, it means absolute loyalty to a radical program of political renewal and economic development. The Constituent Assembly we will defend vigorously, along with other Catholics, our Christian principles and will support our socialist cause, which is the cause of all workers.
The choice of autonomy than the other left parties, particularly with respect to Italian Communist Party
(PCI) distinguished the Social Christian Party and the Christian Left Party (formerly the "Movement of Catholic Community") of Franco Rodano which merged in the PCI since 1945. Bruni at the Constituent Assembly, inter alia, as Nenni and unlike Togliatti, was against the inclusion of the Concordat
in the Constitution and voted against. The party is standing in the elections of 1948 siding on the left, but refusing to enter the lists of the Popular Democratic Front. With the little strength which was available and the ostracism of the Church (Bruni in 1947 lost his job in the Vatican Library
for its policy positions), the party picked up 72,854 votes equal to 0.28% but no seats in parliament. Following this defeat, the party broke up and the founder Bruni continued his activities in certain movements of the Christian Left and independent socialist groups (including the 1953-57 experience of the Independent Socialist).
Italy
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philosopher and librarian of the Vatican Library Gerardo Bruni.
Born at the beginning as a movement of Christians during the Resistance partisans participated with other groups to their initial meetings to help form Christian Democracy
Christian Democracy (Italy)
Christian Democracy was a Christian democratic party in Italy. It was founded in 1943 as the ideological successor of the historical Italian People's Party, which had the same symbol, a crossed shield ....
. The founder, however, occurred an irremediable conflict Bruni with other groups and Christian Democrats, too moderate and positions close to capitalism
Capitalism
Capitalism is an economic system that became dominant in the Western world following the demise of feudalism. There is no consensus on the precise definition nor on how the term should be used as a historical category...
, and they separated. The movement was transformed into a party in elections for the Constituent Assembly on June 2, 1946. The party defended the Republic, came with its own symbol (formed by a book and a shovel over a cross), collected 51,088 votes equal to 0.22% nationally, and elected a representative, Gerard Bruni.
The manifesto of 1946 outlined the identity of the party in Christian socialism
Christian socialism
Christian socialism generally refers to those on the Christian left whose politics are both Christian and socialist and who see these two philosophies as being interrelated. This category can include Liberation theology and the doctrine of the social gospel...
, putting stakes very clear and pointing the way of absolute autonomy, even in a clear place on the left:
We are not the Christian Democrats because we do not accept any compromise with the capitalist world unjust and oppressive, in a party where live rich and poor, capitalists and workers are always the poor to be worse. We are not Marxists
Marxism
Marxism is an economic and sociopolitical worldview and method of socioeconomic inquiry that centers upon a materialist interpretation of history, a dialectical view of social change, and an analysis and critique of the development of capitalism. Marxism was pioneered in the early to mid 19th...
or Communists
Communism
Communism is a social, political and economic ideology that aims at the establishment of a classless, moneyless, revolutionary and stateless socialist society structured upon common ownership of the means of production...
, because we are materialists, because we do not want dictatorship, nor a Member of our boss, why not admit foreign dependencies. We are not in the Socialist Party
Italian Socialist Party
The Italian Socialist Party was a socialist and later social-democratic political party in Italy founded in Genoa in 1892.Once the dominant leftist party in Italy, it was eclipsed in status by the Italian Communist Party following World War II...
because despite new trends is not yet clearly free of the old materialistic mentality, because it has not yet found its way and independent living. We are social teaching. Christian socialism does not mean socialism "right" means the primacy of spirit, respect for the person and his natural and eternal, it means absolute loyalty to a radical program of political renewal and economic development. The Constituent Assembly we will defend vigorously, along with other Catholics, our Christian principles and will support our socialist cause, which is the cause of all workers.
The choice of autonomy than the other left parties, particularly with respect to Italian Communist Party
Italian Communist Party
The Italian Communist Party was a communist political party in Italy.The PCI was founded as Communist Party of Italy on 21 January 1921 in Livorno, by seceding from the Italian Socialist Party . Amadeo Bordiga and Antonio Gramsci led the split. Outlawed during the Fascist regime, the party played...
(PCI) distinguished the Social Christian Party and the Christian Left Party (formerly the "Movement of Catholic Community") of Franco Rodano which merged in the PCI since 1945. Bruni at the Constituent Assembly, inter alia, as Nenni and unlike Togliatti, was against the inclusion of the Concordat
Concordat
A concordat is an agreement between the Holy See of the Catholic Church and a sovereign state on religious matters. Legally, they are international treaties. They often includes both recognition and privileges for the Catholic Church in a particular country...
in the Constitution and voted against. The party is standing in the elections of 1948 siding on the left, but refusing to enter the lists of the Popular Democratic Front. With the little strength which was available and the ostracism of the Church (Bruni in 1947 lost his job in the Vatican Library
Vatican Library
The Vatican Library is the library of the Holy See, currently located in Vatican City. It is one of the oldest libraries in the world and contains one of the most significant collections of historical texts. Formally established in 1475, though in fact much older, it has 75,000 codices from...
for its policy positions), the party picked up 72,854 votes equal to 0.28% but no seats in parliament. Following this defeat, the party broke up and the founder Bruni continued his activities in certain movements of the Christian Left and independent socialist groups (including the 1953-57 experience of the Independent Socialist).
Books
- Antonio Parisella, Gerardo Bruni e i cristiano-sociali, Edizioni Lavoro, Rome 1984 (in ItalianItalian languageItalian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
).