Indoctrination of the masses against religion--suppression of religion, providing alternatives to religion, performing functions once dominated by churches..
They both are Communists.
The Catholic Church has never supported the Fascists, Nazis or Communists. The Church tends to support democratic forms of government today.
The Communists (in particular the Bolsheviks) persecuted the Russian Orthodox Church by making it illegal to belong to the Church, by imprisoning and killing the priests, bishops, monks and nuns, and by destroying many of the church buildings and monasteries, and confiscating church property.
To reduce the power of the Roman Catholic Church in French government, reformers during the Enlightenment emphasized secularism and the separation of church and state. They advocated for the nationalization of church properties, limiting the Church's influence on education and politics, and promoting religious tolerance. The Civil Constitution of the Clergy in 1790 redefined the relationship between the Church and the state, further diminishing the Church's authority. These reforms aimed to establish a more egalitarian society and reduce the Church’s control over French citizens' lives.
As what it sounds to me, the Reds were the Bolshevik faction (Communists) in the Russian Civil War, and the Whites were the people that opposed them (Royalists, Republicans, the Church, etc.)
i deffinatly doubt that the christian church in any denomination would want to reduce the population
communists
Russia (Bolshevik Revolution-Communists won); China (Communist Revolution-Communists won); South Korea (Communists stopped); South Vietnam (Communists won).
He separated England from the Roman Catholic church and formed the Church of England - one where he was the head figure of the church, thus he was allowed to make his own rules.
Mario Pancera has written: 'Tra fede e rivoluzione' -- subject(s): Biography, Catholic Church, Communism and Christianity, Communists
Communists were against Nazis.
It depends on the time. But for most of Russian history the church was an arm of the government. Then later the communists bandit because of this history. But because the Russians were losing the war and needed the morale boost Stalin un-banned the church and they were able to practice freely again. Today the church no longer has a great deal of connection with the state