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The Gentiloni Pact ((イタリア語: Patto Gentiloni)) was the 1913 agreement between Italian Prime Minister Giovanni Giolitti and Count Ottorino Gentiloni, the president of the Catholic Electoral Union from 1909-1916 to swing Catholic voters behind Giolitti's coalition. ==Background== Due to the evolving relationship with the Catholics and the Italian liberal state, Giolitti saw in the 1910s a way to further his clout and sway over the masses after the extension of suffrage to all adult males. In 1904, Pope Pius X informally gave permission to Catholics to vote for government candidates in areas where the Italian Socialist Party might win. Since the Socialists were the arch-enemy of the Church, the reductionist logic of the Church led it to promote any anti-Socialist measures. Voting for the Socialists was grounds for excommunication from the Church. The Vatican had two major goals at this point: to stem the rise of Socialism and to monitor the grassroots Catholic organizations (co-ops, peasant leagues, credit unions, etc.) Since the masses tended to be deeply religious but rather uneducated, the Church felt they were in need of conveyance so that they did not support improper ideals like Socialism or Anarchism. Meanwhile, Italian Prime Minister Giolitti understood that the time was ripe for cooperation between Catholics and the liberal system of government. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gentiloni pact」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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