Secularist Associations Call for Removal of Virgin Mary from Police Medal
The secularist associations Europa Lacia and Movimiento Hacia un Estado Laico (MHUEL) have appealed the 2016 Supreme Court ruling allowing the image of Nuestra Señora María Santísima del Amor to appear on a medal used by the fraternal organization, Jesús el Rico de Málaga, associated with the national police. The prosecutor asked for the appeal to be dismissed.
In its 2016 decision, the Court held that the administration has discretionary power over symbols and decorations it uses. Religious images used as representative of a community or fraternal organization have been traditionally used, and in this case the Court did not find it to be "irrational or arbitrary."
Source: Actuall
