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For centuries Spain and Catholicism have seemed as inseparable as the Madonna and child. The triumphant papal visit to Spain in 1982, during which millions acclaimed John Paul II with the words Totus tuus (All yours), ostensibly confirmed the country’s devotion to her traditional faith.

But after the euphoria subsided, nagging contradictions persisted​—some rooted in history, others a product of our time. The following articles will examine some of these contradictions together with their causes and their implications for the once all-​powerful Spanish church.

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