church

• article 3 - said there was no official religion within spain
• article 26 - no state funding for chruch
• article 44- state could take away church property
• changes to priests and clergy - clergy banned from education. priests no longer paid a wage by the state
• effects of reform of church:

  • church alienated
  • secular education
  • largely catholic spain angered by reform , opposed Republic
  • nuns attacked by radicals
• support for CEDA grew as it was a right wing party that aimed to protect traditional values including influence of church. many catholic people began to support them after the reforms.
• second republic reformed the church because:

  • believed the churches traditional control over ordinary civilians was a threat in the gov's ability to govern and its ability to enforce democratic aims