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The Pope goes medieval on Spain

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King Juan Carlos of Spain greets Pope Benedict XVIThe Pope was in Spain earlier this week and called for “a return to God,” which of course is a call for a return to medieval ultramontanism.

This tweet caught my eye.  It’s from a Matritense, Cibrán Fernández (@Cibran),

Cuando el #papa dice que quiere volver a evangelizar España me suena parecido a cuando Bin Laden dice que quiere recuperar el Al Andalus.

For my non hispanophone readers,

When the Pope says he wants to re-evangelize Spain, it sounds to me like when Bin Laden says he wants to reconquer Al Andalus.