CURCI, CARLO MARIA (1810-1891), Italian theologian, was born at Naples. He joined the Jesuits in 1826, and became one of the first editors of their Civilta Cattolica. He wrote a preface to Gioberti's Primato but dissented from his Prolegomena. After the events of 187o, Curci, at Florence, de livered a course on Christian philosophy, and in 1874 began to publish several scriptural works. In his edition of the New Testa ment (1879-8o) he criticizes the Italian clergy for their neglect of the Scriptures. He attacked the political action of the Vatican, and in his 11 Moderno Dissidio tra la Chiesa e l'1 talia (1878) advocated an understanding between the Church and State. This was followed by La Nuova Italia ed i Vecchi Zelanti (1881), another attack on the Vatican policy, and by his Vaticano Regio (1883), in which he accuses the Vatican of trafficking in holy things and of worldliness. His early work among the poor and prisoners at Naples drew him also in the direction of Christian Socialism. He was condemned at Rome and cast out of the Jesuits, but finally he accepted the decrees against him and retracted "all that he said contrary to the faith, morals and disci pline of the Church." Shortly before his death, on June 8, 1891, he was readmitted to the Society of Jesus.