Clerical fascism - Definition and Overview

Clerical Fascism is an ideological construct that combines the political and economic doctrines of fascism with theology and religious tradition. The term can be used to describe organisations and movements that combine religious elements with fascism, support by religious organisations for fascism, or fascist regimes in which clergy play a leading role. For Catholic clerical fascism, the term Catholic integralism is sometimes used.

Examples of Clerical Fascist dictatorships include those of Antonio Salazar in Portugal, Engelbert Dollfuss in Austria, Ante Pavelic in Croatia, Miklos Horthy in Hungary. and the government of Vichy France. The regime of Francisco Franco Bahamonde in Spain could also be described as clerical fascist, especially after the decline in influence of the Falange beginning in the mid-1940s.

See also:

• Ustashe