“…Over time -despite the influence of the Christian Democracy (DC) party after World War II -Italian society became increasingly secularized, with a cumulative detachment of society from religious authority (Garelli et al, 2003;Ceccarini & Diamanti, 2007;Maraffi, 2007;Kalyva, 1996;Moos, 1945;Warner, 2000;Vree, 1975). The church also experienced a process of change, culminating in the Second Vatican Council (1962-65), while undergoing thorough internal pluralization (Favale, 1991;Tosi & Vitale, 2009).…”