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New French language translation on Catholicism and communism on Acton’s transatlantic website

June 28, 2019 • by Rev. Ben Johnson

New French language translation on Catholicism and communism on Acton’s transatlantic website

The Acton Institute has posted a new translation as part of its ongoing outreach to the French-speaking world. The article, “La montée du communisme dans des habits catholiques,” describes efforts to use Catholic rhetoric to promote the same statist aims once advanced by the former Communist Party in Eastern Europe. Continue Reading...

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