'El Mundo' helps Abascal in his fight against the Church

Santiago Abascal is bothered by several ecclesiastical voices reminding him that empathy for the vulnerable and marginalized is part of the teachings of Christian humanism. In his personal crusade against this segment of the Church rooted in the people, he has a not-so-unexpected ally: The World, always ready to whitewash not graves, but the hate speech of the far right. To this end, they now ask their respondents if they believe in God. Thus, they can open this Tuesday's front page with "Vox adds 300,000 new Catholic voters in two months with its offensive against immigrants." It's a headline designed to encourage practicing Catholics not to feel bad, to be wary of newcomers (the poor), and also to warn the Church of the danger of straying from the sacred Abascalian faith.

In any case, the doctrine of the Bible is clear. And it is so in the Old Testament ("When an immigrant comes to settle with you, in your country, do not exploit them. On the contrary, consider them as a native, as one of yourselves. Love them as yourself, who were immigrants in the land of Egypt3): Levin ("For I was hungry and you gave me food; I was thirsty and you gave me drink; I was a stranger and you welcomed me; naked and you clothed me; I was sick and you visited me; I was in prison and you came to me", Matthew 25:35). And as much as in books like Isaiah or Jeremiah judgments are pronounced against neighboring nations such as the Philistines, the Moabites or the Ammonites for their actions against Israel, it must be understood in the strictly geopolitical and religious context, not as a condemnation of migrants. All this, of course, Abascal does not care a bit since The World, medium. It's just the umpteenth biased use of demoscopy, the true act of faith in our times.