may 1, 1931 - Burning of Churches
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workers burned churches in response to a denunciation of the Republic by Cardinal Segura. The Church reacted by portraying itself as a martyr. Some measures taken by the Republic do indeed appear vindictive, such as the ban on the ringing of church bells. However, the fundamental reform of separating the Church and the state was moderate. The reality was that this measure exposed the financial weakness of the Church, which had long been dependent upon state aid. Nevertheless, broad groups across the right, including landowners and the army, began to see the Church and its political organisations as a means of resisting the Republic. The Catholic CEDA soon became the country's largest political party with 750,000 members.
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