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Gyre
Feb 25, 2007

dinoputz posted:

I always heard Salazar kept them within arm's length, and was suspicious of them at times, but still supported it as an institution. Wikipedia says there were quite a few prominent dissidents in the Church throughout his reign related to social justice.

My parents lived under his regime and it was essentially Catholic-bolstered fascism. Everything was framed about being a good Catholic citizen, with loyalty to the Church entwined with loyalty to the State. You could opt out of religious studies in school, but it was really "opt in to having the secret police come to your house". Even though my paternal grandparents are atheists they didn't opt my father or my aunt out for fear of what would happen.

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