The power of prayer
The Vatican has accepted the appeal filed by the Benedictine monks of the Valle de los Caídos against the Spanish government’s planned “re-signification” of the monument, according to Spanish media.
The
move is being seen as a setback for the pro-homosexual Cardinal José
Cobo of Madrid, whom critics accuse of having capitulated to the
government during negotiations.
Cardinal Cobo has repeatedly said
that the Archdiocese of Madrid has no authority over the basilica or the
Benedictine community and that responsibility lies with the Vatican.
The
complex includes the Basilica of the Holy Cross and the Benedictine
monastery. The Sánchez government’s plans amount to the secularisation
of an important Catholic religious sites.
The government is expected
to present in June the redevelopment project known as “La base y la
cruz,” which will lay out the next stage of the redesign. This will
coincide with the June visit of Pope Leo XIV to Spain.