Holy Week is inseparable from the historical, cultural and religious identity of Spain, which means that it is part of our own national identity. Perhaps that is what has motivated Puigdemont to do a striking criticism on Sunday in the way of living it in Spain, on the day culminating this week, on Sunday of Resurrection. The head that leaves is the «Hypocrisy of Spanish National Catholicism» referring to “Christianity is contrary to oppression.”
Gives a lot of comment this statement in the mouth of Puigdemont, since implicitly recognizes the national condition to Spain, which for Catalan separatism is a real heresy, since it reduces it to a mere “oppressive state of the Catalan nation.” Perhaps that is what bothers him, since it is true that without Catholicism, The historical reality of Spain would not exist.
This is what is precisely drives the enemies of Spain to refer in derogatory terms to their “nationalcatolicism” as the Sanchista Puigdemont has done. And we describe as Sanchista Because without his “seven silver votes,” Sánchez simply would not continue to reside in the Moncloa. Although perhaps it would be more appropriate to call him National-Profectsista Sanchista excluding the qualifier of feminist, which after the examples of so qualified Progressive As Errejón and Monedero would be somewhat excessive. And on the contrary, add the nationalist that for him he is very justified.
As for the Concrete context of Puigdemont’s criticism At the Spanish Holy Week, it has been through a statement in the social network X, stating that “celebrating Easter, and forgetting that Christianity is contrary to exclusion and oppression, it seems to a great hypocrisy, very typical of the national Spanish Catholicism.” And so that there is no margin to doubt, he adds that “you do not take care of those who these days take their Christianity publicly but with which they practice- in politics, in religion or patriotism- they look more like Rouco Varela than not Casaldáliga.”
The declaration of the qualified resident in Waterloo really gives to a lot Evokes more day to his predecessor Napoleon Bonaparte, who gave universal fame to his current residence. And not precisely as a prelude to glory but of its forced exile in Santa Elena, island lost in the Indian ocean. An obvious consequence to extract from his saying is that Puigdemont Popular devotion bothers him lived in the streets of so many Spanish cities and towns as of the processions of Thursday, Friday and Saturday Santos and Sunday of Easter. What applying the maxim that “of the enemy the Council” would be a reason for legitimate pride, and to increase even more, if possible, that popular devotion.
Although deep down what really motivates that criticism, it is envy for not seeing processions such as those lived in Spain from Malaga and Seville, to Valladolid and Zamora. Without forgetting Murcia with his president which Ben-Hur in his quadriga. It would undoubtedly be an exciting show to be able to see Puigdemont in Cuadriga for the Paseo de Gracia de Barcelona, acclaimed by Turull at the head of his enthusiastic followers brandishing palms and palmons. But the current de -Christianization of the secularized Catalonia gives no reason to trust in that eventual show.
Although surely Puigdemont knows very well the overwhelming statement of which 86th Bishop of the millenary diocese of Vic, Josep Torras and Bages: “Catalonia will be Christian or not.” As it is sure that Puigdemont would not qualify him as a follower of Rouco, perhaps he feels envious of that Spanish Catholicism that he would want to see embodied in his National- Separatism-Progressive-Schista Catalan. That it would not be oppressive as Spanish but liberating, in short, a genuine Christianity to the letter of the solidarity separatist nationalism of Junts. As for his reference to Cardinal Rouco, he undoubtedly has in mind that famous declaration of the Spanish Episcopal Conference on The unity of Spain as a moral good. As for his admired Bishop Pere Casaldáliga, he better let him rest in peace.
