Separating Church and State in Italy: Civil Marriage and the Mormon Connection
In 1852 King Victor Emmanuel's ministers proposed legislation to recognize civil marriages in the Kingdom of Sardinia (Piedmont). This proposal was opposed by Pope Pius IX and other Catholic apologists who argued that it would result in undermining the official status of the Catholic Church and...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Californiarnia Press
[2019]
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Nova religio
Year: 2019, Volume: 23, Issue: 2, Pages: 64-84 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Italy
/ Civil marriage
/ Catholic church
/ Mormon Church
/ Polygamy
/ History 1852-1865
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RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy CG Christianity and Politics KBJ Italy KDB Roman Catholic Church KDH Christian sects |
Further subjects: | B
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
B Risorgimento B Mormons B Waldensians B Polygamy B Catholic Church B Italy B Torino B Kingdom of Sardinia B Civil Marriage |
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Summary: | In 1852 King Victor Emmanuel's ministers proposed legislation to recognize civil marriages in the Kingdom of Sardinia (Piedmont). This proposal was opposed by Pope Pius IX and other Catholic apologists who argued that it would result in undermining the official status of the Catholic Church and one of the church's sacraments. Even worse it would mean that Jewish and Protestant marriages would be recognized. This legislation coincided with Mormon missionaries proselytizing in Torino and the public announcement that the church practiced polygamy. Catholic opponents of this legislation argued that even Mormon polygamous marriages would be recognized if the legislation passed. During fierce debates that took place Catholic apologists also claimed that Mormons formed alliances with other Protestant "sects" to push through the civil marriage litigation. The specter of Mormon plural marriages in a civil marriage system continued to be mentioned until civil marriages were finally recognized in 1865. |
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ISSN: | 1541-8480 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Nova religio
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1525/nr.2019.23.2.64 |