You see this as an opportunity to display your personal bias against Catholics?
As to your question about Zapatistas. I believe you are correct. The Zapatistas in Spain are an importation from the revolutionaires in Mexico. The Communist party is pretty much represented by the Zapatistas.
If I may, I don't think this was intended as bias, but as truth.
The early church writings are quite clear in their idea that persecution brought faith, and the evidence of faith led to the conversion of many souls.
The Christian Faith in Europe needs a jump-start: this may do it.
As to your question about Zapatistas. I believe you are correct. The Zapatistas in Spain are an importation from the revolutionaires in Mexico. The Communist party is pretty much represented by the Zapatistas
Funny how you interpret my Catholic remark as negative. I am a Catholic, a practicing one, in fact.
I stand by my remark.
In my opinion, and it is only my opinion, the Church has always done better as an underdog. When they aren't, they are considered to be the oppressing fat cats, all white Euro-male bastion of sexism, racism, wealth and elitism...with the standard photos of the red hats and scandal sheets.
The Church survived the multi-pope era, the Reformation and the Medicis.
But, the DO do better when perceived as "underdogs." They are the LEFT, the liberal spiritual left of the political spectrum. They are ALWAYS attacked by their own party. They are always denigrated, excoriated by the political lefties. The ACLU ALWAYS tries to make them disappear, but the Church still hangs in there with the "love thy neighbor" routine. It's great. My money is on the Church. After all, ITS founder was God as God's Son, Jesus.
As for the Zapatistas, they are still going strong in Mexico, in Chiapas, trying to get that poor, god-forsaken state independent of Mexico. How stupid is that?
Oh well. Zapata WAS killed during the Mexican Revolution. So much for his efforts. The Zapatistas won't succeed in Spain either if they follow their standard path of estupideza.