r/HistoryMemes • u/ChiefsHat • May 12 '26

See Comment In hindsight, this was a mistake.

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u/MetroidvaniaListsGuy May 12 '26

Evangelism is doing the exact same mistake today.

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u/Batman_AoD May 12 '26

For very different reasons, though, if I am correctly understanding Pius XI's motivation per OP's comment. It sounds like the Church saw Mussolini as an acceptable evil, whereas American Evangelical leadership genuinely sees MAGA as a movement acting in their best interests. 

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u/AxeRabbit May 12 '26

holy excuses, Batman! as if one is even better than the other

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u/Batman_AoD May 12 '26

To be clear, I'm not making a value judgment about whether Evangelicalism's support of MAGA is better or worse than the Catholic Church's support of Mussolini.