Outside of the Basque regions, the Republicans in the Spanish Civil War in the regions which they controlled banned Catholicism and went to war against believing Catholics.
The worst persecution of the Church up to that time.
I Trust That There Are Plenty More to Come
- Donald R. McClarey
Donald R. McClarey
Cradle Catholic. Active in the pro-life movement since 1973. Father of three, one in Heaven, and happily married for 43 years. Small town lawyer and amateur historian. Former president of the board of directors of the local crisis pregnancy center for a decade.
Shooting people for loving God. How smart is that?
IIRC, Hugh Thomas estimated the mortality rate of priests and religious in Barcelona was 80%.
The Socialists are the successors to the Republicans in Spain. They have been successful in eradicating the Catholic faith in Spain. It is not gone but it is minimal.
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he Socialists are the successors to the Republicans in Spain. They have been successful in eradicating the Catholic faith in Spain.
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Are you aware of a European country where the share of the population attending weekly observance exceeds 20%?
Poland comes to mind, Art
Poland would be about it and it has been declining there too.
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