Longstanding Tradition of Army's Corpus Christi Procession Ended

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Spain
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Societal Sphere
  • Governmental
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Intolerance towards Religious Symbols

The Corpus Christi procession, a landmark celebration that takes place in Toledo, Spain, every year was modified to comply with a new regulation issued by the Defense State Department. While traditionally the army rendered honors to the Catholic holy symbol the Eucharist (which was granted under a special provision of the Army’s legal code), Carme Chacón, the Minister of Defense, modified the Code to end the long standing tradition of the army’s involvement in the Corpus Christi celebration.