Autore
Cavagnini, Giovanni

Titolo
Il più italiano dei vescovi. La Grande Guerra del cardinale Maffi
Periodico
Contemporanea
Anno: 2013 - Volume: 61 - Fascicolo: 2 - Pagina iniziale: 177 - Pagina finale: 208

This essay focuses on the political and religious action of one of the most influentialprinces of the Church during the First World War. Regarded as a patriot and leading figureof the liberal ecclesiastical area, the Cardinal-Archbishop of Pisa Pietro Maffi kept a lowprofile during the period of Italian neutrality, praying for peace and telling the faithfulto stay calm. Italy's declaration of war on the Austro-Hungarian Empire brought drasticchange: Maffi became the symbol of the union between faith and patriotism, repeatedlystating that the Italian cause was not only just but also sacred. After the defeat of Caporetto,he advocated resistance at all costs and stressed the bond between religion and the nation,turning the war into a crusade. The case of Maffi shows the complexity of the Catholic attitudetowards the conflict, seen both as the result of the apostasy of the modern world andas a vital opportunity to rebuild the Christian society destroyed by the principles of 1789.



SICI: 1127-3070(2013)61:2<177:IPIDVL>2.0.ZU;2-Z
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