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The Spanish bishops have been willing to talk with a Government of the PSOE and the United We Can "from respect for the Constitution" and agreements on religious education. This was stated this Friday by the Secretary General and spokesman for the Spanish Episcopal Conference (EEC), Luis Argüello .

The auxiliary bishop of Valladolid has also appeared before the media after the plenary assembly of the Episcopal Conference, where he has warned, however, that he is concerned about some of the proposals that these two parties carried in their programs for the elections Generals of November 10.

In this sense, Argüello has referred to the refusal of the PSOE and United We can to the Church-State agreements, the elimination of the exemption of the IBI or to remove the religion from the school schedule, as well as to the right to euthanasia that appears in The Government Pre-Agreement signed by Pedro Sánchez and Pablo Iglesias on November 12.

"From the respect to the constitutional framework we are willing to dialogue with any Government," said the spokesman of the Spanish Episcopal Conference, which has defended the "keys to dialogue, meeting, respect for the Constitution and signed agreements", in a moment of "difficulties."

Specifically, Argüello has referred to religious education, following the statements of the acting Minister of Education, Isabel Celaá, to underline that the right of parents to choose education for their children is guaranteed not only in the Spanish Constitution but also in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

"We want to promote the culture of the encounter in this era of confrontation," said Luis Argüello, adding that they would also sit down to discuss, if necessary, taxation . "If the new government would like to modify the tax regime, if there is something to talk about, we will discuss it, but it must be clear that the Church is not a company," he said.

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