Homily to Catalonia: the nun entering Spain's regional politics

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Homily to Catalonia: the nun entering Spain’s regional politics
Whether she’s advocating an audit of the national debt, lamenting the deterioration of Spain’s public health services or urging the creation of a public bank, the Benedictine nun Teresa Forcades rarely minces her words.
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Now the Catalan sister, buoyed by recent municipal elections that saw the housing activist Ada Colau voted in as Barcelona’s first female mayor, wants to hang up her habit in hopes of leading a leftist coalition that could bring the same sort of change to the region.
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“I think we are in a very particular moment,” said Forcades, pointing to the Catalan regional elections, slated for 27 September. “And in this particular moment, I think we can all agree we need a people’s constituent process from below. And if we do that, that’s the real revolution in Catalonia.”
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