The abuse of minors and the Education Law, points of tension in the meeting between the Government and the Church

The relationship between the Government and the Churches continues to be dotted with points of tension, friction.

There is an effort for an understanding, a joint work, but there are issues that worry both sides.

The Minister of the Presidency, Félix Bolaños, met this Tuesday with the President of the Episcopal Conference, Cardinal Juan José Omella.

An appointment in which the discomfort of the institutions in matters such as abuses or the Education Law has been evidenced.

The meeting is part of the meetings that Bolaños is having in the presidential complex with representatives of all religious denominations.

"Cordiality" is the word that both institutions have chosen to describe the meeting.

But in it, two issues reveal discomfort.

At the meeting, both spoke about the investigations that the Catholic Church has opened regarding cases of child abuse, an issue in which Cardinal Omella, as explained by both parties, has explained the actions that are being carried out.

However, Minister Bolaños has conveyed to the President of the

the Government's concern that all cases be clarified and resolved as soon as possible.

Just a few days ago, as part of his 'ad limina' visit and after meeting with the

, Omella ruled out "for the moment" resorting to an independent commission to investigate child abuse. "Faced with the issue of abuse, we all feel the great pain of this fact in the midst of society and the desire at all times of our closeness, of all the bishops, who have established commissions in each diocese, to collect complaints, accompany those people who feel hurt and prevent these things from happening again in the future," he said after meeting with the Pope.

The Government is concerned about cases of child abuse and the Church is concerned about the

put in place by the Executive. This is how Omella has transferred it to Bolaños. The bishops are concerned about the implementation of this rule and its development in the area of ​​the Autonomous Communities.

The Episcopal Conference has already expressed its concern that the Government will process the Law "despite the difficult circumstances caused by the pandemic and with extremely fast pace. This has prevented the adequate participation of the entire educational community and of the different social subjects".

And in a statement they expressed that they saw it necessary "for it to offer greater protection of the right to education and freedom of teaching, as set forth in article 27 of the

and in its jurisprudential interpretation. We are concerned that this law introduces limitations to these rights and freedoms and, in the first place, to the exercise of the responsibility of parents in the education of their children".

In the meeting, Bolaños and Omella have also addressed the situation in which the work of the three commissions created regarding the tax regime, the

and the unregistered assets of the Catholic Church are found;

commission, the latter, which has intensified its work since its last meeting held in August.

According to a document prepared by the Government, between 1998 and 2015, the Church registered a total of 34,961 assets.

A computation that has been reached thanks to the data and information collected in all Property Registries.

Of these, 20,014 are temples of the

or complementary dependencies to them and 14,947 are farms with other destinations (land, lots, homes, premises).

Even a pediment is included.

Of the total unregistered assets included in the Government report, 30,335 were registered by virtue of ecclesiastical certification in application of the provisions of article 206 of the Mortgage Law and in 4,626 properties it is stated that the registration has been made based on a different title .

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