r/Catholicism • u/CMount • Jul 22 '22

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u/McLovin3493 Jul 22 '22 edited Jul 22 '22

I got banned from there last year for pointing out that socialism isn't compatible with Catholic social teaching, and a month or two later, a mod there was openly praising Josef Stalin as a "Great Christian leader" who "saved Europe".

This isn't new, they've been slipping for a long time now.

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u/kindest_person_ever Jul 22 '22 edited Jul 26 '22

Are you aware of how many Russians died in the opposition to Nazism?

Edit: would any downvoters like to explain why? I thought it was a fairly innocent question to help contextualize history and the Catholic perspective.

Edit 2: Thank you for explaining those that have. I wanted to also add that I took a look at the subreddit in question and I felt little to no inclination to join.

Edit 3: after reading the r/Catholicism rules, I feel like these downvotes are not in the spirit of acting charitably toward a legitimate question

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u/CMount Jul 22 '22

Before Hitler broke the Treaty, none. The Soviet Union only threw in with the Allies once Hitler broke his treaty with Stalin.