The first episode of the "What If History" podcast (on a CP victory in WW1) discusses the possibility of a Communist revolution taking place in Italy.
In this context the podcast discusses the influence that the Catholic Church may have on Communism, given the commonalities between Christianity and Communism, e.g. both are concerned with supporting the poor. In this context Christianity would be become part of ideology rather than being "an opiate of the masses" and being rejected in favour of atheism.
The podcast dicussed the possibility of a Catholic influenced Communism spreading to other Catholic countries / populations. It also discussed the possibility of Mussolini being a potential leader / prominent figure in this kind of Communism, given that he was originally a Socialist before he became a Fascist.
How feasible is this kind of Catholic Communism?