 There was disagreement in the College of Writers as to whether Catholics should choose their own political alliances.The editor, Father James Martegnani (1902–1981), favoured a right-wing coalition between the Common Man's Front, the Italian Social Movement and part of the Christian Democracy party.Martegnani and Monsignor Roberto Ronca (1901–1978), the Bishop of Pompei, created "Civiltà Italica", a Christian political movement.