The Spanish Church played an important political role in the 1936-1939 civil war, supporting the nationalists led by General Francisco Franco who eventually defeated the strongly anti-clerical ...

The scandal is closely linked to the Catholic Church, which under Franco assumed a prominent role in Spain's social services including hospitals, schools and children's homes.

According to the Spanish newspaper La Razón ... states that “jihadism is asking its ‘lone wolves’ to attack our churches. The security of Catholics is in danger. Have we forgotten that ...