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With the abolition of the monarchy in 1931, the new coalition brutally suppressed the Catholic Church and mob attacks on the clergy and churches were supported by the government, which announced that Spain was no longer "Catholic" and everyone was equal under the new Democracy except Catholics. Five years later a rebellion led by General Francisco Franco (d. 1975) which led to a bitter civil war in which around 6,500 priests and religious were killed, many savagely butchered.
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How many priests were killed during the Spanish Civil War?
Estimates suggest that between 6,832 and 7,937 priests and members of the Catholic hierarchy were killed during the Spanish Civil War.
Can a Catholic receive communion if married to a non Catholic in a civil service?
No, the person or couple needs to regularize their marriage in the Catholic Church. The Church does not recognize a civil marriage. Talk with the parish priest.
What was the significance and impact of the Civil Constitution of the Clergy during the French Revolution?
The Civil Constitution of the Clergy was a law passed during the French Revolution that aimed to reorganize the Catholic Church in France. It required clergy to take an oath of loyalty to the state, leading to division and conflict within the Church. This law significantly weakened the influence of the Catholic Church in France and contributed to the overall secularization of society during the Revolution.
Civil war - what is cavaliers mean?
To be a Spanish Catholic
Why was Jan Hus executed by the Catholic Church?
Roman Catholic AnswerJan Hus was NOT executed by the Catholic Church. He was given a trial by the Church and condemned as a heretic, deposed from his functions as a priest, etc. and then turned over to the civil government. The Civil government executed him as a traitor.
Is civil marriage considered a mortal sin in the eyes of the Catholic Church?
Civil marriage is not considered a mortal sin in the eyes of the Catholic Church. The Church recognizes civil marriages as valid, but it encourages couples to also have a religious ceremony to receive the sacrament of marriage.
Are civil marriages valid in the eyes of GOD?
The depends on the religion of the couple celebrating the marriage ceremony. To contract marriage validly in the eyes of the Catholic Church, a Catholic is required to marry in a Catholic ceremony, even if they are marrying a non-Catholic. If neither party is Catholic, the Catholic Church would consider the civilly-wed couple to be validly married, but not sacramentally married.
Can you remarry in the Catholic Church even if your marriage has not been annulled?
You can not marry in the Catholic Church and are considered as an adulterer if you marry without an annulment. The Church does not recognize civil divorce.
Can a Catholic man marry a Catholic woman who was married in a civil ceremony not in the church?
Yes, because in the eyes of the Lord, they are not married. They are allowed to get married in a church, but only once, if it is in a Catholic church. --> See Catholism
Which measure placed the Catholic Church under the control of the civil government?
Civil Constitution of the Clergy
Can a Catholic man marry a non Catholic woman in a civil ceremony?
sureANSWER: Well, NO if the Catholic man desires that his marriage be recognized by the Catholic Church. Until he married IN the Catholic Church -- and that means his marriage would be "blessed" -- he is living in sin as if he and his civil-law wife were never marriage but instead just living together.
Can a Catholic Christian boy marry a Hindu girl in a court?
The civil marriage would not be recognized by the Catholic Church and the couple would need to have the marriage blessed by the Church.
