The vast majority of Pedro Sánchez’s 22 ministers are atheists. The president himself is. This is common in progressive European governments. In the PSOE there are recognized Catholics, such as Salvador Illa, and there are also those in the political space to the left of the socialists, where grassroots Catholics have always had an important presence. But the majority of leaders, like ministers, are non-believers. However, up to 14 ministers, an absolutely unprecedented number, participated on Wednesday in a mass in which the Pope blessed the Holy Family’s Tower of Jesus Christ.
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