In the divisive political climate in Spain, some say there is the risk that political factions will try to use the popeʼs words to their advantage.
Pope Leo XIV’s upcoming visit to Spain will take place against a political and social backdrop marked by intense polarization.
The divided political climate coincides with an unprecedented event in Spanish democracy: the indictment on charges of alleged corruption by a former prime minister, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero of the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party, who held the office when Pope Benedict XVI visited the country 15 years ago.
Zapatero’s scheduled court appearance in connection with his alleged
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