Catholics between Europeanism and Populism

"Cattolici tra europeismo e populismo. La sfida al nichilismo", the book by Matteo Castagna | lafedequotidiana.it
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THE REVIEW
Of Michele M. Ippolito, director of “Daily Faith”
“Catholics between Europeanism and populism. The challenge to nihilism” is the new book by Matteo Castagna (Solfanelli Editions, pages 248, € 17).
Although the author is not a professional historian, Castagna making use of the comparison with the best contemporary theoretical production, try to understand Italian history, Western and Catholic by reducing the unilateral and misleading interpretations of those who tend to smooth over the great conflict between integral Catholicism and modernism, flared up at the end of the nineteenth century, “which then continued in the final conflict between the Pacellian front and Montini's Christian Democratic front, great politician but weak theologian, disciple of Maritain's secularist and globalist ecumenism".
Veronese, married, class 1976, collaborator of Veronanews, Vvox e The Truth, Matthew Castagna, He defines himself as one of the Catholics faithful to Tradition who began to be interested in politics 14 years (until he is elected, In the 1998, as councilor of the third district of Verona, being the youngest in the city).
In this, his first book as a single author, which contains a post by Giacomo Bergamaschi and an array of notable quotations, the final proposal is remembered by Castagna himself: “the models of Italian and Portuguese Fascism intended to oppose a model of modernist and revolutionary civilization through a clear counter-revolution, with the affirmation of a modern counter-reformist political and social culture, not theocratic or merely neo-medieval, aimed at the modern establishment of a Catholic corporatist state".
Castagna defines these two fascisms as neither reactionary nor conservative but traditionalist and counter-revolutionary regimes "that is to say orthodoxly counter-reformist since, although they recognized themselves in the values ​​of tradition, they did not consider it appropriate to restore the old regime sic et simpliciter in the context". Read More

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Mud machine: il ministro della Famiglia è "fascista e omofobo"
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Mud machine: the Minister of Family Affairs is "fascist and homophobic"“When one of ours gets to be a Minister and keeps his positions, it is a duty of all of us, as Catholics, make a square and support it, no ifs or buts, each according to his status and possibilities”. (Matthew Castagna, 1/06/18)
Of Editorial team of The Century of Italy
Opening the dance of demonization is Republic, taking care of Lorenzo Fontana, Minister of the Family, with an article that lists the reasons for "alarm" and "concern" that would make the member of the Conte government dangerous for Italy. Let's get started: he got married in a double ceremony, Tridentine and civil; he wrote a book about population decline; He spoke out against same-sex marriage; appreciates Marine Le Pen and Putin. You are worried? If you are not good enough, the "main course" will arrive immediately. That is, participation in a Fortezza Europa conference, Verona association, moderated by the frontman of the Hobbit marching band, Emanuele Tesauro. And then the support for Hellas Verona which the black ultras of the south curve define as the "swastika-shaped team".
These would be the shadows that weigh on the new Minister of the Family, which, interviewed by Courier, clarifies that the issue of gay marriage is not in the government contract and therefore will not deal with it. As for his statements, I'm not against gays, but aimed at underlining that the family is the most important community. In any case, to the question "how will it behave with rainbow families", his answer is “because rainbow families exist? According to the law they do not exist". A response immediately relaunched by the media and which is destined to cause a stir. Among his goals, he announces again, strengthen counseling centers to dissuade women from having abortions and lower VAT on all products relating to childhood. “I never said – he clarifies – that women cannot have abortions, but I will implement policies to try to reduce the number of abortions".
Source: http://www.secoloditalia.it/2018/06/macchina-del-fango-il-ministro-della-famiglia-e-fascista-e-omofobo/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook Read More

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Policy | Non-fiction

Si insedia il "governo del cambiamento" to the test of facts
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Of Matthew Castagna
The Lega-Movimento government takes office 5 position. Many no longer hoped for it. On the contrary, after Giuseppe Conte's remission of his mandate and Cottarelli's ascent to Colle, most saw yet another caretaker government on the horizon. Perhaps some had already begun to advise the two leaders to take the much more comfortable and less responsible role of tribunes of the plebs.
Instead something has changed, right at that stage. To demonstrate, if there was still a need, than in the politics of the so-called “Third Republic” all the schemes have failed, in addition to consolidated institutional relationships and practices. Yesterday Prof. Lawyer. Giuseppe Conte returned to the Quirinale with the team of Ministers and the swearing-in took place. Next week there will be the final passage of the parliamentary confidence vote, which does not cause particular concerns and will be greater in the House and more restricted in the Senate.
What has changed in the space of a week? There was a compromise with Europe to be able to govern. We have seen first-hand that those who try to form an executive, complete with prime minister, program and majority receives the “not ” dell’ EU through the institutional guarantee figures, if it doesn't reassure the markets, that is, the Paris-Berlin axis that rules in Brussels through its banks, its lobbies and its rating agencies. Salvini, but not only that, ha, Therefore, concluded that we are one country “with limited sovereignty”. E’ objective. If you don't find at least one method of coexistence, even by divorcees at home, with them, go home. Everything else is sterile rosiconi propaganda. What happened is clear proof of this, even for those who, possibly, they wanted not to see. The new government has reassured people about remaining in the Eurozone, in exchange for a sovereignist policy on immigration and taxation. Already yesterday, but, authoritative government officials have said that Italy will also do those things that someone in the’ The EU might not like it. It will be true? The facts will speak and we will judge on those, because diplomacy is one thing, reality is one thing. Circumstantial phrases are one thing, actual policies are one thing. Read More

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Culture | Non-fiction

Radical-chic and ignorant-pop
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Of Marcello Veneziani

Tom Wolfe died in America last Monday and I would like to say something about radical chic, of which he was the discoverer and brilliant slayer. I too have criticized them since I met them, As a boy I read Wolfe's book against them which Alfredo Cattabiani had published in '73 by Rusconi. On the contrary, before the radical-chic I met their ancestor, lo snob of which Panfilo Gentile spoke ill, noting that snob stands for without nobility, fake nobleman who poses as one. As well as opinionated, i radical chic they snob they become detestable when they become intolerant towards those who do not belong to them race.
But I don't like their backhand at all either, crude pop ignorance. That of those who hate all reading and despise everything that smells of art, thought and culture, that of those who make contemptuous and demented judgments online without understanding, without knowing; that of those who hate the world and belch and fart against the universe and all greatness in the name of freedom and rights. That of those who suffer fromegalitarian envy, he wants to make those who are better off than them suffer and have them confiscate what they have deserved and achieved. In short, those who assert their encyclopedic ignorance as a right and a virtue. Sometimes they are even right-wing people, although usually the homunculus-type is below the right and left. I can't say which is worse, radical-chic or rude-pop. Or better, I would know: the worst are those who make their arrogance or ignorance fall on others. Read More

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Actuality | Non-fiction

VERONA, Traditionalists and gays: A new fact (but not that much…n.d.r.)
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Image results for Matteo Castagna Christus RexReporting of A.C.
THE OPINION ON YESTERDAY'S VERONA NEWS 15/05/2018 18:16
Of Francesco Barana
AFTER CHESTNUT'S ATTACK ON BRIANI

Even conservatism, a Verona, it is a land of conquest (politics). The recent attack of Matteo Castagna of Christus Rex to the Councilor for Culture Francesca Briani (“It's gay-friendly, resign") attests to it.

We are not interested in going into the merits of the controversy. The interesting fact is Castagna's timing and skill in "riding" the story, so as to put the arrow and overcome – in terms of media representation – who so far has established himself as the main champion of "traditional" values, i.e. The People of the Family of Filippo Grigolini. Which on Facebook he candidly admits: “We were beaten to the punch by the Christus Rex association, close to the mayor".

A disappointment. Il PdF, in the last year, had managed to occupy and monopolize the political space of "tradition" – see the cases of the Living Library at Tocatì, of the pro-gay “Marry who you want” stand at the Arsenale and even the controversy over Elton John in the Arena.

Now the invective of Chestnut, then received by the mayor, marks a new fact. And the (momentary) media overtaking could also have a political effect. Because if The People of the Family – despite his radical conservatism on ethical issues – It defines itself as “Christian inspired, but secular, non-denominational and open to non-believers and other religious confessions" and is culturally in the center-right fold with also hints of transversal civility (its national leader, Mario Adinolfi, he has a long history in the centre-left), Christus Rex is close to radical right-wing positions and is avowedly “a group of Integral Roman Apostolic Catholics (sedevacantists)” therefore pre-conciliar.

Conservative radicalism in Verona will become even more radicalized?

http://www.tgverona.it/pages/699425//il_cielo_sopra_verona/tradizionalisti_e_gay_un_fatto_nuovo.html
THE REST OF THE STORY IS POSSIBLE’ READ HERE: https://www.agerecontra.it/2018/05/verona-ass-cultura-briani-gay-friendly-castagna-chiede-le-dimissioni-e-briani-fa-retromarcia/ Read More

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29/04 Saint Peter Martyr from Verona and Ramelli commemoration, Borsani Pedenovi in ​​Milan
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Tomorrow, the traditionalist Catholics of the Christus Rex Club after having sanctified the Sunday Feast (IV after Easter with memory of Saint Peter Martyr, co-patron of the city, of which a few years ago they contributed significantly to freeing the church and birthplace from the Lutherans) they will be a Milano to participate in the commemoration of three Comrades, victims of communist hatred, whose memory is still feared today and the tombstones are outraged because our history and our political roots are still more than current:
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The. is available on the site number 101 (of the day 25 February 2018) Of Hearts Up®. The weekly can be downloaded for free in download section dedicated to Members and Supporters only. Read More

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Actuality | CLEAN HANDS

Danilo Quinto sentenced, Emma Bonino promoted?
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imageSaturday 17 all 17.30 Danilo Quinto will be our guest Circle Christ the King – Tradition a Verona presso la sede G.S.V.V. in Via Albere 43 and will be available to the press to answer any questions also relating to his judicial ordeal.
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Il 22 February, if there are no further postponements, Danilo Quinto, he will be tried for defamation in the press. Quinto, former treasurer of the Radical Party, he is the author of a book entitled From servant of Pannella to free son of God (Faith and Culture, Verona 2012, with a preface by S. E. mons. Luigi Negri), in which he tells in detail the background to the power of the Radical Party, in whose ranks he spent a significant part of his life.
After having already been condemned for having stolen from the Radical Party the salaries it had not collected, he has now been sent to trial by decree (without ever having been heard, Therefore) After 4 years since the publication of his book, per 2 words written in italics (foolish servant), referring to a former radical deputy.
A metaphor, written in a book in which he himself defined himself as Pannella's servant and which contained harsh and documented accusations against the radicals and many characters - who define themselves as Catholics - still currently connected to them. Marco Tosatti, On his blog, he rightly observes the style of the Court: "In the 2018 in Italy it is possible to have to undergo a trial for writing such sentences, and perhaps even be convicted, when every day in the newspapers, on social media and on television we witness accusations of attacks of a much different gravity? Unfortunately we fear we are good prophets if we say that the mainstream mass media, those who tear their clothes over every shadow of possible –ism, especially if the reality is very weak, they won't deal with it; and certainly not in a critical way, since the counterpart is the Radical area, which as we know has permeated newspapers, political class and has extended its branches even under the Dome. Just as the Order of Journalists will certainly remain silent - let's hope we're wrong, who should recognize such accusations as a serious attack on freedom of expression and opinion". Read More

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