Full text here:Pope Benedict XVI has warned of an "aggressive anti-clericalism" in Spain which he said was akin to that experienced during the 1930s.*
He arrived in the pilgrimage city of Santiago de Compostela at the beginning of a two-day visit to Spain.
"The clash between faith and modernity is happening again, and it is very strong today," he told reporters on the plane, quoted by AFP news agency.
He is due to celebrate an open-air mass and then travel to Barcelona on Sunday.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11703708
*Odd, I didn't know they were back to massacring priests and nuns ...
And as a counter-point, here's a related opinion/background piece from the Beeb:
Full text here:Catholic Church in Spain fights Franco-era image
Just inside the ancient city walls of Toledo, the church of Santiago el Mayor is still busy on Sundays.
Whilst one priest says Mass, another hears confession in a booth at the back. There are several services in a row but the congregation is shrinking, even in this former bastion of Spanish Catholicism.
One priest estimates that only around 10% of his parishioners attend Mass regularly now. The national average is 14.4%.
It is one indication of the state of the Church here, as Pope Benedict XVI arrives for his second visit since taking office.
Following a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela, he will consecrate the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Anton Gaudi's famous unfinished work.
The Church in Spain has largely escaped the sexual abuse scandals that caused so much damage in Ireland, America and elsewhere but it is facing its own set of challenges.
For four decades, the Church was closely allied with General Franco's dictatorship.
After the transition, many Spaniards turned away as democracy and secularism became synonymous.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11698387
- then again, its the pope, so why should I feel even a little bit surprised or anything...
. And then when they come back, they can 
