Italy's return to religion

[Agostinho Neto]

The ruins of an acient Roman temple

ROMA - At the beginning of 2006 the majority of italians was catholic. But the interruption of Papal elections paved the way to new cults and religions to be spread in the country. In the last years, the great churches were smashed, their content looted and the authorities sought to eradicate all traces of religion with laws and bans, until General Junio Borghese, with a controversial political move, signed a concordate with the new Church of Rome and Pope Paul VI Borghese, who claims to be the true successor to the throne of Peter in Rome.

Recent studies show Italy's new religious majority found its roots in the cold lands of Scandinavia and Germania. Chatolicism in Italy has been strangled by political instability prior to July 2009 and the numerous wars destroyed everything, the churches were burned, the cathedrals closed, books were retranslated.

Several reasons may be posited for the rapid growth of non-christian cults in Italy today. The continuing ‘open-door’ policy reserved to allies such Nordheim and Transvaal and Italy’s growing openness to the Nordic world. With the vast increase of tourists and businessmen in Italy, Italy is no longer cut off from the world. Religious ideas, including cultic ones, have a much greater freedom to gain entry. It should be noted that cults strongly based in Germany and former Nordland have made far greater inroads into Italy than the Transvaler-based cults such as Protestantism.

The question facing the country now is whether traditional Roman Chatolicism, in its critically weakened state, will withstand the foreign onslaught - or whether Norse religion will peacefully succeed where chatolicism so brutally failed in the past. Many analysts and authorities are skeptical towards the northern cult, which does not seem to resemble the Latin roots of italian society.

Edited October 12, 2009 by Junio Borghese

[KingChris]

"Better for Italy to worship Nordic Gods than Junio Borghese."

[Biohazard]

"Better for Italy to worship Nordic Gods than Junio Borghese."

Almost anything would be better than a mindless dictator commanding a country.

[Agostinho Neto]

"Better for Italy to worship Nordic Gods than Junio Borghese."

The leadership of Junio Borghese was never affected or influenced by religion, and the Republican Military Government rarely moved on the issue. On the contrary, Junio Borghese in the past spoke in defense of freedom of religion, as long as religion does not pose a threat to the authority of the state and the regime.

In Borghese's Italy religion is widely considered an issue strictly related to the private sphere of citizens and must not interfere in the political life of the country.

Edited October 12, 2009 by Junio Borghese

[Biohazard]

The leadership of Junio Borghese was never affected or influenced by religion, and the Republican Military Government rarely moved on the issue. On the contrary, Junio Borghese in the past spoke in defense of freedom of religion, as long as religion does not pose a threat to the authority of the state and the regime.

In Borghese's Italy religion is widely considered an issue strictly related to the private sphere of citizens and must not interfere in the political life of the country.

Unfortunately for religion, it always poses a threat, a threat to undermine his fascist regime.

[rufustfirefly]

This is very disturbing, I'm a pastafist.

[KingChris]

The leadership of Junio Borghese was never affected or influenced by religion, and the Republican Military Government rarely moved on the issue. On the contrary, Junio Borghese in the past spoke in defense of freedom of religion, as long as religion does not pose a threat to the authority of the state and the regime.

In Borghese's Italy religion is widely considered an issue strictly related to the private sphere of citizens and must not interfere in the political life of the country.

"Ha! Basically every religion threatens authority in a way! And the leadership of Borghese wasn't affected by religion; it affected religion! Namely the evil Roman Catholic Church. There's simply no other way a dictator's cousin could get elected Pope without the leader "fixing" the Conclave! You want a country with freedom of religion? Let Pope Alexis back in!"

[Agostinho Neto]

Unfortunately for religion, it always poses a threat, a threat to undermine his fascist regime.

A man who does not follow a religious lifestyle will be hardly undermined by religious beleifs, especially in a country where everything against the state is banned, censored or forbidden. The recent alignment with Nordreich paved the way for a perfect cohexistance of Norse religion and Fascism in Italy.

Edited October 12, 2009 by Junio Borghese

[Subtleknifewielder]

A man who does not follow a religious lifestyle will be hardly undermined by religious beleifs, especially in a country where everything against the state is banned, censored or forbidden. The recent alignment with Nordreich paved the way for a perfect cohexistance of Norse religion and Fascism in Italy.

"No state is perfect, especially those that claim to be. No state can with certainty eliminate all threats to its existence."

[Razgriz 2K9]

OOC: Wait, since when do fascist government tolerate a semi-right to worship?

[Agostinho Neto]

OOC: Wait, since when do fascist government tolerate a semi-right to worship?

OOC: Since fascism used religion to gain support from the masses http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateran_Treaty

No ooc pl0x.

[Kaiser Martens]

Although we are glad to see this, the many Heathen Communities and Temples across Germany unanymously express their preference for peace, of course as long as religious tolerance is there - which right now does exist. They are confident that different religions will be able to coexist.

Some temples have organized expeditions for the people of Italy to be able to remain for a week in Germany to learn more about the local religion, as a sort of cultural exchange project.

The Emperor's Representative has spoken,

"It is no wonder that such thing has happened - The Modern Italians are indeed related to the Romans, but also to Us and we are proud of this. If we go back to the Interpretatio Germanica we can see that our Gods are in many cases very close to the Original, European - non Judeochristian - deities that the Romans used to worship. Mars is Tyr - Our Imperial Family descends from them, this is where the name Martens has its stem, then we have Thor and Jupiter, Odin and Mercury, and many more. Our religion appeals to Italy because it is closer to their TRUE roots than Christianism is. However, we will always respect Christianism and its way of life."

[Botha]

Religious ideas, including cultic ones, have a much greater freedom to gain entry. It should be noted that cults strongly based in Germany and former Nordland have made far greater inroads into Italy than the Transvaler-based cults such as Protestantism.

That is probably because religion in Transvaal simply doesn't 'export' too well, so to speak. The primary Protestant faith in Transvaal, the Dutch Reformed Church is much too strongly identified with Afrikaner culture to be succesfully preached outside of the confines of South Africa, while Anglicanism and Catholicism in Transvaal do not have the numbers to have a widespread foreign evangelical influence.

While the Rpublic of Transvaal is not officially concerned with religion in Italy, we would nevertheless encourage the Itanian government to rejuvinate its ties to catholicism as this is one of the last living vestiages of Roman culture still functioning in Italy. It would be a shame to lose that living connection, no matter how tenious its legacy is, with Italy's past.

OOC: Wait, since when do fascist government tolerate a semi-right to worship?

OOC: Spain, Portugal, and Greece when ruled by fascist governments all heavily identified with the Church.