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Spain Chooses Anti-Catholic Atheist Prime Minister
churchmilitant.com
Political Changes in the West mostly occur through the ballot box. A week ago, however, one exception to that rule took place in the Kingdom of Spain. On June 1, the governing People's Party lost a motion of censure which amounts to a vote of no confidence without an election, forcing Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to resign and the main opposition leader Pedro Sanchez to assume the post and form a government.
The People's Party, which had won the last three elections in Spain, lost the vote to a coalition of opposition parties, ranging from the Socialist, Communist and separatist parties. It seems a tall task for Pedro Sanchez to be able to govern with such a coalition of diverse parties, particularly the separatists. However, in one area it seems the coalition is in total agreement: anti-Catholicism.
This new government under the Socialist Workers Party, backed primarily by Unidos Podemos long before coming to power, have been advocating a long series of anti-Catholic policies. In 2015, for example, the Socialist Party proposed a ban on religious courses in public schools and even private schools. The new prime minister has also called for the Church to pay property taxes and eliminate any tax preferences for the Church. Although these policies have long been proposed by many within the Socialist Workers Party, the other left-leaning party backing Sanchez has been more radical in their approach...
Pablo Iglesias, the leader of the electoral coalition Unidos Podemos, who propelled Sanchez to power, leads a mix of many left-leaning parties, such as the Communist Party, which have long harbored anti-Catholic sympathies...
Also, this electoral coalition has been advocating for the expropriation of Church property, including the Cathedral of Cordova. It is clear that this coalition of leftist parties, who now back the new government of Spain, will continue to pursue an ideological crusade against the Catholic Church.
They will be relentless in their pursuit to remove Catholicism from all aspects of public life. This drive was clearly shown when Sanchez was sworn in without a Bible and crucifix — a first since the country entered its democratic phase.
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