A basic tenet of communism is that religion is irrational, oppressive and hypocritical. Therefore, religion itself, and all its teachings and all its churches should be abolished.
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Roman Catholic AnswerThe Church's social teaching is grounded in the Gospel and in the other teachings of Our Blessed Lord.
The ideology of communism as proposed by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engles promote an aggressively atheistic approach in the social structure of a population. This is due to the concept of a materialism which is heavily imbued in the doctrine of communism. This social ideology also enforces the obliteration of individual rights, for the benefit of the community. Communism does not recognize the individual as significant in comparison to the community and this is against the Catholic social stance that each individual lives a sacred existence alongside the community. Communism's materialistic and atheistic approach to existence is in grave conflict with the Catholic Church.
Lewis Watt has written: 'Communism and religion' -- subject(s): Communism and religion 'A handbook to Rerum novarum' -- subject(s): Catholic Church, Catholic Church. Pope (1878-1903 : Leo XIII), Christian sociology, Christianity, Church and social problems, Doctrines, Labor, Religious aspects of Labor, Social ethics
Gustav Gundlach has written: 'Sguardi cattolici, su questioni marxiste' -- subject(s): Communism and religion, Catholic Church, Church and social problems
Felice Spaccucci has written: 'Problematica sociale in Marx e S. Francesco' -- subject(s): Communism and religion, Church and social problems
James J. O'Donnell has written: 'Communism, its progress and perils' -- subject- s -: Catholic Church, Church and social problems, Communism, History 'Gold, the noble metal' -- subject- s -: Gold, Juvenile literature 'Augustine' 'Secrets of the animal world' -- subject- s -: Animal behavior, Animals
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Social stratification never ended under Russian communism, therefore, it did not have to begin after communism fell. Marxian communism is supposed to be a classless society, however Soviet communism was never true communism. Prior to 1917 the social strata were the Tsar, the nobility, the bureaucracy, the landowners the workers and peasants. Under Soviet communism it was Lenin/Stalin etc, members of the Communist Party, the bureaucracy, the workers and peasants. There was still social stratification. There were just fewer strata.
No, in fact, the "LDS" church is a relatively conservative organization and was very anti-communist when communism was an issue. Some confuse a religious practice of early mormonism with "communism". Early mormonism had a group that was assigned to practice what they called the "united order". That group shared all resources, had communal crops, were given according to their needs and generally proved that communism would never work. The Mormon practice of the unted order differed from communism: communism was anti-religion and used extreme tactics to keep their people in line. Mormonism used their religious beliefs to get people to commit to their social experiment. **Actually, I think what the previous answer is referring to is early LDS members attempt at practicing the Law of Consecration. According to LDS doctrine, this is a higher law than tithing, in that all possessions and resources are shared in meaning to further church and church members benefit. Never heard of the above 'social experiment' but for a while all church members tried to practice it, but the law was retracted. Leaders said that God did not believe them ready. So yes, people failed in this religious and extremist-free version of communism. But it was never a small experiment.