Guareschi wrote lots of anti-Communist stuff, but he also made the character of Peppone, the Communist mayor, a basically good fellow. Did the author have closet Communist sympathies?
No, not at all, though some of Guareschi’s detractors did accuse him of it. In fact, in 1952, some former political allies that GG had alienated began a spiteful campaign to have the Don Camillo books put on the Index for their alleged softness on Communism. However, the fact that Pius XII was a fan (see above question) was enough to spoil this attempt. The important thing to notice is that the Communists in the stories who are seen as “good” are the ones who routinely deviate from Party dictates.
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