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Poland and Ireland yes, but that's because of popular support. The church despite its past popularity as well as its resources has little influence on politics
by surfmike 9y ago
Poland and Ireland yes, but that's because of popular support. The church despite its past popularity as well as its resources has little influence on politics in Spain, Italy, Germany.
- jacquesm 9y agoIn Germany the Church still manages to use the government to fill its coffers, and the Christian Democratic party has been a major force in politics for decades. In Spain we have this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Party_(Spain) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Party_(Spain) And in Italy we have the Pope as one powerful element, the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party_(Italy) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party_(Italy) (which is Christian 'left'). That it is with 'popular support' is obvious to me, that's the whole point of these movements, to get so many people into their organization that you're going to have to take them into account. That's been their strategy for centuries, if it was just a bunch of priests nobody would care.