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The Catholic Church and Consolidation of Democratic Civil Society in Spain Requena-Santos, Félix España - Iglesia Católica España - Historia - 1975-1982 (Transición) Sociedad civil This article examines how the Catholic Church assisted the transition to democracy and consolidation of democratic civil society in Spain through a position of political neutrality. By abstaining from any active role in political parties, abandoning pretence of moral monopoly and embracing pluralism, it helped facilitate the establishment of civil society. Analytically, the path dependence mechanism, Huntington’s theory of democratisation and the secularisation of religion theory are used to explain the how the Spanish Catholic Church helped establish the bases of civil society in democratic Spain. 2024-01-15T07:40:10Z 2024-01-15T07:40:10Z 2024 2019-07-05 journal article Requena, Felix (2019) “The Catholic Church and consolidation of democratic civil society in Spain” Journal of Civil Society, Vol. 15, 3: 249-266 https://hdl.handle.net/10630/28707 10.1080/17448689.2019.1632039 eng open access Taylor & Francis Online