The temptation of power is demonic and has always been, throughout the history of the Church, the source of misdeeds for which John Paul II had to as… - Massimo D'Alema

Scalfaro represented one of the most significant experiences of the generation that won democracy against fascism and rebuilt the country, making Italy a modern nation respected throughout the world [...]. I had the opportunity to work with him at various times during my political and institutional career. I remember him as an uncompromising defender of the role and prerogatives of Parliament, as an uncompromising defender of legality and of an ethical vision of political commitment. I remember him as Head of State, a scrupulous and authoritative interpreter of his role as guardian of the Constitution.

È da temersi che la Chiesa ceda alla tentazione del potere e che il peso politico dei cattolici si indirizzi da una parte per ottenere in cambio la tutela giuridica di principi e valori, come aborto o fecondazione, perché diventino leggi imposte a tutti colpendo la laicità dello Stato.

I do not participate in the criminalization of the M5S, partly because the neo-fascist drift of the Lega is undoubtedly more worrying.