During his dictatorship, Franco succeeded in affiliating the ideology of his regime with some of the most important anthropological elements any culture can have. The concept of patria, religious rituals, foundational myths and traditional arts were all absorbed by fascism, and we have held on to this muddled association of […]
Tag: Catholicism
Carlos Abajos: “Catholicism is in the DNA of a Latin American”
63% Of Latin Americans living in the United Kingdom are considered to be Catholic. The presence of Hispanic parishioners translates weekly in to more than 1,300 worshipers. . Ramón Alabau . In the premises of the London Latin American Chaplaincy the phone never stops ringing. Many of the callers ask […]
Spanish television is employed as a political weapon
Professor Manuel Palacio links the small screen with the processes of political transformation and describes it as a loudspeaker for the dominant political beliefs of the age. Olga Briasco This is confirmed in his book “Television during the Spanish Transition”. In it, he shows how Televisión Española or […]
Fernando Vallejo: “I believe in God, he is a very bad being”
The Colombian writer reproaches Catholicism for crimes committed against humanity and lack of compassion for animals. Javier E. Núñez Calderón . The Colombian writer Fernando Vallejo responded to a journalist when asked for his personal opinion about the existence of God. The response took place a few years ago […]
Feel like a failure
Books help me articulate my thoughts. Sometimes though they take me to dark places. Recently, I bought “Vanished kingdoms”. Written by the historian Norman Davies, this is a romantic evocation of lost European history. Steve Latham Davies delves into the stories of countries which have disappeared into history; places like […]