Listen to the Summary of David I. Kertzer's The Pope and Mussolini in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. The pope had long condemned Freemasonry, and one of the first things Mussolini had done after coming to power was to declare Freemasons ineligible for membership in the Fascist Party. Now the pope demanded that Jews and Masons be purged from the candidate list, and that Fascists of sure Catholic faith be added...