The Spanish government is under attack from the clergy

Certain representatives of the Spanish Church are severely critical of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero's government because of its decisions in matters of education or civil rights (gay marriage, etc. ). For the columnist José María Ridao, their strategy is to pose as victims in order to gain weight on the political scene. "This is why they have suddenly decided to describe the situation in Spain as a surreal battle field on which the government is waging a war against family, by using laws, despite these having been promulgated for decades. The reason this crusade had not been previously launched against governments they felt closer to is that family life is merely the alibi that can help them obtain what really counts for them: politics at the service of faith."

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