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The Origin of Catholic Unity in Spain
Hughes, J.D.
Hughes, J.D.
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""We had rather have ten million Communists in Spain than one million Protestants. The worst thing that could happen to our country would be a religious division." This statement in a Barcelona newspaper in 1949 reflects the centuries-old. determination of influential elements in Spain to prevent the growth of Protestantism and to preserve the Catholic unity of the nation. Non-Catholic religions enjoy only a very limited toleration in Spain today. Protestant worship has been authorised in certain chapels, but they can have no signs on them, and there can be no preaching or religious services in streets or other public places. With only three or four exceptions, permits to open new chapels. have not been given since the latter part of 1947. Proselytism and evangelism are officially forbidden, though not fully suppressed. The Bible and. other religious literature cannot be published legally by Protestants, and such literature sent from abroad often does."
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1955
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