The Government has responded to the words of the president of the PP, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, yesterday in Barcelona about the differences between Christianity and other religions when it comes to killing, coinciding with the attack perpetrated on Wednesday in Algeciras by an unbalanced jihadist. "They do not correspond to someone who aspires to govern a country", has sentenced the Minister of Territorial Policy and spokesperson, Isabel Rodríguez, after the popular leader said yesterday that "it has been many centuries" that a Christian has not been seen killing in name of their religion or beliefs, although "there are other towns that have some citizens who do."
"They qualify by themselves", said the minister for whom these statements "do not correspond to a democratic political party that aspires to govern a country" such as Spain, which in her opinion has been characterized as "tolerant, welcoming diversity that respects all religions and beliefs". For the spokesperson for the Executive, these words are "out of this context." The head of Territorial Policy has added that these words "will hardly be understood by the vast majority of their voters, much less by their fellow European militants." "They do not correspond to someone who aspires to govern a country," she reiterated.
Feijóo, who made these statements early in the afternoon in Barcelona, wanted to qualify them last night to maintain that "in general there is no problem of Catholic terrorism in the world" and "however, there is a problem of Islamic fundamentalism in some places of the world, also in Islamic countries".
In this regard, the Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, indicated yesterday that "it is not appropriate" to confuse a belief or ideology with a criminal act and added that we must learn from the tragic events that have occurred. "If we look at history, I believe that we all have tragic events to look at and learn from. What I find hard to believe is that it takes us so long to learn as a society," he concluded.
For her part, the Minister of Education and spokesperson for the PSOE, Pilar Alegría, recommended that the PP leader remain silent to "seem responsible." "There are times when it is better to remain silent and appear responsible than to speak like that," said the minister.
The spokesman for United We Can in Congress, Pablo Echenique, called both Feijóo and Santiago Abascal "miserable" for the "hate they vomit."
