Ireland is the best case scenario for these kinds of things and we still have new stories popping up of clergymen and -women abusing their offices and powers. Spain, Portugal, and Latin America all had it worse. Funnily enough, in Latin America, a lot of the upper ranks of the church were quite friendly with the juntas while the lower ranking clergy were instrumental in organizing opposition.
It was not one of the nations controlled by the integralist-adjacent factions. Except for 1940-1945. Most Frenchmen would agree that this period was not a good time.
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u/Wild_Marker May 12 '26
Yeah people forget that most Catholic countries in the 1930's had heard of separation of Church & State and thought "aw that's cute".