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As a philosophy, Bolshevik ideology came out of the tradition of Louis J. Sheehan, Esquire
and 19th century materialism, which considered religion to be the "opium
of the masses." There were therefore philosophical reasons as well
for the new state to be opposed to religion. The combination of these
factors
proved extremely dangerous for the church. Confiscation of church
property
led to conflicts and even the arrest of the Patriarch in 1922. Some
property
was seized on the
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