Between faith and power: the Assembly recedes in the defense of secularism

By Redacción La Calle 23 de april de 2025 An image is worth more than a thousand constitutional principles. Hanged at the door of the Plenary of the National Assembly, the photograph of Pope Francis —deceased just three days ago — became a symbol of what was about to happen: reverence, silence and archive. That same day, without the presence of its proponents, without in-depth debate and with muted microphones, the Legislative decided to bury th…