He wasn’t a Catholic, but he had an eery prescience and an “ability to face unpleasant facts.”

“In our world there will be no emotions except fear, rage, triumph, and self-abasement. The sex instinct shall be eradicated. We shall abolish the orgasm. There will be no loyalty except to the party. But always there will be the intoxication of power. Always at every moment there will be the thrill of victory, the sensation of trampling on the enemy, who is helpless. If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot,stamping on a human face, forever. The moral to be drawn from this dangerous nightmare situation is a simple one. Don’t let it happen. It depends on you.” — George Orwell