National Catholicism

National Catholicism (Creeperian Spanish – Creeperian: Նածիոնալծատօլիծիսմո; Creeperian Spanish – Iberic: Nacionalcatólicismo; Creeperian Spanish pronunciation: [na.si.oˈnal.ka.to.liˈsis.mo]), sometimes abbreviated NaCatól (ՆաԾատօլ), is a Creeperian government policy, political ideology, and core tenant of Romerism which places an emphasis of importance on the role of the Creeperian Catholic Church and the Creeperian Catholic religion in Creeperian society, culture, and politics. Additionally, the ideology recognizes the Creeperian Catholic religion as the official religion of Creeperopolis over other religions such as Protestantism, Islam, and irreligiousness.

The ideology first began to manifest during the Adolfisto period between 1833 and 1887 during the absolute reign of Emperor Adolfo III through his policies of protecting the status of the Church and implementing the teachings of the Church into the national laws of the country. National Catholicism as a distinct political ideology manifested during the Second Parliamentary Era of Creeperopolis between 1887 and 1933 when the nation's government was democratically election by the citizenry. The right-wing Catholic Royalist Party (PRC) and the far-right Creeperian Pro-Fatherland Front (FPPC) both possessed pro-Catholic and anti-secular agendas, both advocating for the reinstatement of Creeperian Catholicism as the national religion of Creeperopolis. During the Creeperian Civil War, the right-wing Catholic Imperial Restoration Council (CRIC) adopted the ideology, and as a result, it became a core tenant of Romerism, the political ideology formed by the council. The ideology was adopted as an official ideology by the Creeperian Initiative (IC), the sole legal political party in Creeperopolis, when it was founded on 4 October 1949.

National Catholicism is a form of political Creeperian Catholicism, which is most visible in the hegemony that the Creeperian Catholic Church has in Creeperian politics. Catholicism has historically been deeply rooted into Creeperian culture and society, and the government policy of National Catholicism reinforces centuries of Catholic tradition in Creeperopolis. The Creeperian government has funded several projects on behalf of the Creeperian Catholic Church, and simultaneously, has oppressed religious minorities within the country, especially Protestants, Muslims, and the irreligious as a result of the National Catholic policies.

Name

Antonio Sáenz Heredia coined the term National Catholicism.

National Catholicism was first coined on 15 September 1903 by Prime Minister Antonio Sáenz Heredia during a speech on the Day of the Creeperans, a national holiday in Creeperopolis. During the speech, he stated:

The Fatherland was built upon the foundation of the Catholic faith, and without that faith, Creeperopolis is nothing, and the Creeperans are better off struck down by God Himself than if they continued living without having faith in God Almighty. Catholicism across the national, a National Catholicism, rooted in the very laws and constitution of the Fatherland, is necessary to maintain the continued existence of the Fatherland. A secular Creeperopolis is a Creeperopolis of Baphomet, but a Catholic Creeperopolis is a Creeperopolis of God and eternal continuity.

— Antonio José Sáenz Heredia, 15 September 1903

As defined by the Imperial Academy of the Creeperian Spanish Language, supporters of National Catholicism are known as National Catholics (Նածիոնալծատօլիծոս; Nacionalcatólicos), and reference to the ideology as an adjective is National Catholic (Նածիոնալծատօլիծո; Nacionalcatólico). National Catholicism can also be abbreviated as NaCatól, but the usage of the abbreviation is rare from official government sources. Opponents and critics of the ideology sometimes refer to it as National Theism, a term opposed by the Creeperian government and the government claims that "theism" means that all religions are included in the policy instead of just Creeperian Catholicism.

Definitions

Position in the political spectrum

The Creeperian government officially states that National Catholicism is a right-wing ideology on the traditional political spectrum, however, some foreign organizations and political critics consider the ideology to be on the far-right. The ideology has been described as an "extremist right form of forced religion on a nation."

Tenants

Theocracy

Anti-Atheist and Anti-Islamic

Main articles: Anti-Atheism in Creeperopolis and Anti-Islamism in Creeperopolis

National Catholic theorists

The following individuals are officially listed by the Creeperian government as "National Catholic theorists and founders":

Monarchs

• Adolfo III, Emperor (1833–1887)
• Adolfo IV, Emperor (1918–1933)
• Alexander I, Emperor (1898–1910)
• Romero I, Emperor (1933–1946)
• Romero II, Emperor (1946–1976)

Politicians

• Julio Alda Miqueleiz – Triumvir of the Catholic Royalist Party (1902–1936)
• Alfonso García Valdecasas – Triumvir of the Catholic Royalist Party (1902–1936)
• Carlos Hernández Videla – Leader of the Romerist and Fascist Nationalists (1963–1975), Leader of the Creeperian Pro-Fatherland Front (1921–1949), Leader of the Creeperian Fascist Union (1920–1921), Leader of the League of Creeperian Fascists (1919–1920)
• Máximo Illescas Freixa – Chief Mayor (1949–1965), Prime Minister (1933–1949), Leader of the National Conservative Party (1928–1949)
• Adolfo Rivera López – Leader of the Militarist Nationalist Front (1940–1981)
• Antonio Sáenz Heredia – Secretary of the Creeperian Initiative (1949–1957), Duumvir of the Catholic Royalist Party (1936–1949), Mayor of San Romero (1933–1957), Prime Minister (1902–1907, 1912–1917, 1922–1927, 1928), Leader of the Catholic Royalist Party (1902–1949), Triumvir of the Catholic Royalist Party (1902–1936)
• Ramón Serrano Suñer – Duumvir of the Catholic Royalist Party (1936–1949), Mayor of San Romero (1936), Mayor of Citalá (1922–1999)

Military leaders

• Adolfo Cabañeras Moreno – Minister of Defense (1931–1944), Minister of Intelligence (1933–1944)
• Alfonso Cabañeras Moreno – Minister of Defense (1944–1976), Minister of Intelligence (1944–1976)
• Enrique Figueroa Guerrero – Leader of the Creeperian People's Catholic Front (1933–1940)
• Juan Primavera Sánchez – Field Marshal of the Army Group Miguel I (1946–1949)
• Alexander Sánchez Molina – Leader of the Creeperian People's Catholic Front (1940–1949)
• Leónidas Trujillo Molina – Chief Admiral (1948–1955)
• Óscar Únzaga Vega – Chief Guard (1951–1959), Captain of the Falange Creeperiano (1902–1949)
• José Ureña Estrella – Chief Admiral (1922–1927, 1933–1948)

See also

Creeperopolis portal Terraconserva portal

• Similar policies
  • National Atheism
  • National Secularism
• Similar ideologies
  • Clerical Fascism
  • Falangism

References

Bibliography

• Pareja Palau, Orlando Óscar (1 September 1998). Written at San Romero, Creeperopolis. Հիստորիա դե Ծատօլիծիսմո [History of Catholicism]. History of the Fatherland (in Creeperian Spanish). II (1 ed.). San Salvador, Creeperopolis: Impresión Creeperiano (published 25 December 1998). ISBN 0-7864-0612-7. Retrieved 14 November 2021.CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• Ramírez Ortega, Alexander Gustavo (15 September 2006). Իդեոլոգիաս դե լա'Պատրիա [Ideologies of the Fatherland] (in Creeperian Spanish). I (1 ed.). San Salvador, Creeperopolis: Ministry of Internal Affairs. ISBN 978-0-299-09804-9. Retrieved 14 November 2021.CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

Further reading

• Pareja Palau, Orlando Óscar (1 May 2009). Written at San Romero, Creeperopolis. Գփերրա Ծիվիլ [Civil War]. History of the Fatherland (in Creeperian Spanish). I (2 ed.). San Salvador, Creeperopolis: Impresión Creeperiano. ISBN 978-0-8330-4159-3. Retrieved 14 November 2021.CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

External links

• National Catholicism (NSIndex, 15 September 2019)
• National Catholicism (IIWiki; 20 December 2019)