Why did the Russian communists hate Catholicism so much?

Question

And go to the extend of purging the churches and priests etc. What had it got to do with politics?

Oscar Hi…, u better don't mess with me. and u are just as ignorant without answering my question.

Flyboy, what IS THE PROBLEM IS U HUH?

Answer 1

Oscar Hi.. is actually dead on. You don't really seem to even know the basis of your question. The dominant religion in Russia was Orthodoxy, not Catholicism, so the purges were against Orthodox churches and priests.

One of the tenets of Communism is that "religion is the opiate of the masses"; in the eyes of the Soviet leaders, all religions were a potential source of counterrevolution, and all were persecuted.

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>> Flyboy, what IS THE PROBLEM IS U HUH?

Sorry, I don't speak gibberish. if you plan to ask someone what their problem is, maybe learn how to form a proper sentence first. I answered your question, and provided details; the fact that you didn't actually have a clue about the actual facts you were querying is your fault, not mine.

Answer 2

It wasn't just Catholicism. It was all organized religions, including the Russian Orthodox Christian church and the Muslim believers within their borders. According to communist doctrine, religion is "the opium of the people". Meaning that the masses were lulled into complacency with their substandard quality of life by the belief in religion and in the idea that there is something better beyond this world. It also didn't help that throughout history, especially in Europe, religious authorities were closely allied with the ruling elite, and often played a strong role in maintaining the status quo. It was very difficult for communists to convince the poor and oppressed to join their cause when the message from religious leaders was to suffer quietly while waiting for salvation. So they simply declared religion irrelevant.

Answer 3

It came from 2 sources. First, as Communists, they hated all religion. Second, as Russians, they had an antipathy towards the the Catholic church that resulted from several invasions of Russia by those seeking to forcibly convert the Russians to Catholicism. From the Teutonic Knights, who invaded Russia at the request of Pope Gregory IX in the 13th century but were repelled by Alexander Nevsky, to the Polish attempts to conquer Russia in the period after Ivan the Terrible's death, Catholicism was, in the early history of Russia, always associated with invasion from the west.

Answer 4

Catholicism was not prevalent in Russia. The Russian Orthodox Church is the main church in that country. Russian Communists hated the church because it did not fall in line with their Communist policy ("religion is the opium of the masses").

Hence, the reason why Christians in Russia were persecuted during the Soviet era.

Answer 5

The Soviets did not like the influence the Catholic church had in Eastern Europe. As they dominated whole populations, one voice,(Catholic church) continually cried out against them. Around the church a fervor for freedom and Polish autonomy grew and when the Solidarity Movement took rise in the shipyards of Gadansk, Poland, the Church's leader, a Polish dissident and veteran of the Polish underground movement during WWII the pope joined his countrymen in the call for freedom. In one of most significant scenes of the later part of the last century, Pope John Paul II traveled to his Poland and celebrated mass for striking workers in the shipyards, empowering the workers to stand united and steadfast against their captors. This mass marks the begging of the end of the Soviet empire. The Soviet's had long recognized the Pope's influence and we know now, that the attempted assassination in 1981 was payback for the pope's 1979 visit to Poland.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

The communists wanted absolute control over the population to the point of enslavement (hence the Berlin Wall). All outside thought was forbidden.

Answer 8

Communists hate all religions not just Catholicism. Communists don't believe in gods.

Answer 9

after they became a communist country, their leader believed that any religion any any any, not just one, would get in the way of being a 'one' nation. they arrested, jailed or executed church leaders. just as one person wrote they didnt want outside interference.

Answer 10

first thing you have to understand the word "communist" means
one nation, one rule and everyone is equal. anything else is against it.
nothing to do with politics unless the politician is in communism