One of Mussolini’s domestic policies were having good relations with the Catholic Church. Mussolini and other Fascist leaders were anti-clerical; a totalitarian state does not support any other establishments with powerful beliefs and therefore the Catholic Church was a threat. Throughout the 1920s, the relations between the Church and Fascism were very complex. However, Mussolini apprehended that if he would win the Church’s support, he would win further support of the Italian public. Although, both Fascist and the Church were divided over the subjects of education and indoctrination of youth, they shared a lot of common ground. Mussolini never believed he could successfully govern Italy with Catholic opposition, but The Papacy still saw Fascism