Editing Aldo Moro (section)

== Legacy ==
[[File:Aldo Moro con la famiglia in udienza da Paolo VI.jpg|thumb|220px|Moro and his family in the Vatican with [[Pope Paul VI]]]]
As a Christian democrat with social-democratic tendencies, Moro is widely considered one of the ideological fathers of modern [[Italian centre-left]], having led the first centre-left government in the [[history of the Italian Republic]], the [[Organic centre-left]].<ref name="Panzarino 2014"/> He was the leading figure of the left wing of the DC, which he steered towards the left as the party's secretary-general from 1959 to 1964. While he was prime minister, a [[land reform]] was implemented in 1964; it has been described as the first step towards abolishing [[sharecropping]]. Landless tenants were given cheap credit in order to allow them to own the land. Economically, Moro's policies are seen as a response to [[socialist]] influence. Although [[central planning]] instruments were never used, a five-year economic programme was established in 1965.<ref>{{cite web |date=2023 |title=Aldo Moro |url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100210254 |access-date=6 September 2023 |website=Oxford Reference |archive-date=10 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240910030008/https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100210254 |url-status=live }}</ref>

During his political life, Moro implemented numerous reforms that deeply changed Italian social life; along with his long-time friend and at the same time opponent, [[Amintore Fanfani]], he was the protagonist of a long-standing political phase, which brought the DC towards more left-wing politics through a cooperation with the [[Italian Socialist Party]] first and the [[Italian Communist Party]] later.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tassani |first=Giovanni |date=2008-12-03 |title=E Moro divenne 'Padre della Patria' |url=https://www.avvenire.it/agora/pagine/e-moro-divenne-padre-della-patria_200812031036442370000 |access-date=2023-08-06 |website=L'Avvenire |language=it}}</ref> Due to his [[reformist]] stances but also for his tragic death, Moro has often been compared to [[John F. Kennedy]] and [[Olof Palme]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-03-24 |title=Un'altra 'verità' sul caso Moro: le Br aiutate dai soliti servizi |url=https://www.ilgiornale.it/news/interni/unaltra-verit-sul-caso-moro-br-aiutate-dai-soliti-servizi-1004277.html |access-date=2023-08-05 |website=Il Giornale |language=it |archive-date=5 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230805204646/https://www.ilgiornale.it/news/interni/unaltra-verit-sul-caso-moro-br-aiutate-dai-soliti-servizi-1004277.html |url-status=live }}</ref><!--Cited/Quoted in <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=C6xyCwAAQBAJ&q=olof+palme+moro&pg=PA421|title=La vicena Aldo Moro: quello che si dice e quello che si tace|first=Antonio|last=Giangrane|publisher=Antonio Giangrande|via=Google Books}}</ref>-->

According to media reports on 26 September 2012, the [[Holy See]] received a file on [[beatification]] for Moro; this is the first step to becoming a saint in the [[Catholic Church]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/vaticancityandholysee/9569471/Murdered-Italian-PM-Aldo-Moro-could-be-beatified.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/vaticancityandholysee/9569471/Murdered-Italian-PM-Aldo-Moro-could-be-beatified.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Murdered Italian PM Aldo Moro 'could be beatified' |work=The Daily Telegraph|location=London |date=26 September 2012 |access-date=4 October 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In April 2015, it was reported that the process of beatification might be suspended or closed following the recent controversies. The [[postulator]] stated that the process would continue when the discrepancies were cleared up.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-04-24 |title=Troppe polemiche su Aldo Moro. Rischio stop per la beatificazione |url=https://bari.corriere.it/notizie/politica/15_aprile_24/troppe-polemiche-aldo-moro-rischio-stop-la-beatificazione-5d5729a0-eab0-11e4-a600-a09787236cc5.shtml |access-date=2023-08-07 |website=Corriere della Sera |language=it |archive-date=7 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230807012918/https://bari.corriere.it/notizie/politica/15_aprile_24/troppe-polemiche-aldo-moro-rischio-stop-la-beatificazione-5d5729a0-eab0-11e4-a600-a09787236cc5.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> The halting of proceedings was due to Mennini, the priest who heard his last confession,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Scalambra |first=Ruben |date=2022-11-17 |title=Don Antonello Mennini/ Chi è il sacerdote che ha confessato Aldo Moro nel covo delle BR? |url=https://www.ilsussidiario.net/news/don-antonello-mennini-chi-e-il-sacerdote-che-ha-confessato-aldo-moro-nel-covo-delle-br/2442435/ |access-date=2023-08-05 |website=IlSussidiario.net |language=it |archive-date=5 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230805201704/https://www.ilsussidiario.net/news/don-antonello-mennini-chi-e-il-sacerdote-che-ha-confessato-aldo-moro-nel-covo-delle-br/2442435/ |url-status=live }}</ref> being allowed to provide a statement to a tribunal in regards to Moro's kidnapping and confession.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-03-07 |title=Caso Moro, il Papa fa testimoniare il confessore dello statista |url=http://roma.corriere.it/notizie/cronaca/15_marzo_07/caso-moro-papa-fa-testimoniare-confessore-statista-118f5d3c-c493-11e4-ab5e-6baf131e67e8.shtml |access-date=2023-08-06 |website=Corriere della Sera |language=it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-03-09 |title=Mennini: 'Non sono entrato nel covo delle BR a confessare Moro' |url=https://www.lastampa.it/vatican-insider/it/2015/03/09/news/mennini-non-sono-entrato-nel-covo-delle-br-a-confessare-moro-1.35281459/ |access-date=2023-08-05 |website=La Stampa |language=it |archive-date=5 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230805201710/https://www.lastampa.it/vatican-insider/it/2015/03/09/news/mennini-non-sono-entrato-nel-covo-delle-br-a-confessare-moro-1.35281459/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Following this, the beatification process was resumed.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-05-06 |title=La figlia di Aldo Moro: 'Il Papa fermi la beatificazione di mio padre' |url=https://www.repubblica.it/politica/2019/05/06/news/la_figlia_di_aldo_moro_il_papa_fermi_la_beatificazione_di_mio_padre_-225613108/ |access-date=2023-08-05 |website=la Repubblica |language=it |archive-date=10 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240910030009/https://www.repubblica.it/politica/2019/05/06/news/la_figlia_di_aldo_moro_il_papa_fermi_la_beatificazione_di_mio_padre_-225613108/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 

In January 2022, a note claiming responsibility for the abduction of Moro was auctioned despite widespread condemnation.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-01-27 |title=Aldo Moro: Note announcing murdered Italy PM's abduction sold at auction |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60163804 |access-date=2023-08-07 |archive-date=7 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230807163812/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60163804 |url-status=live }}</ref>