Spanish Civil War: Out of the deepest pit of hypocrisy.. by Syd Booth
TitleSpanish Civil War: Out of the deepest pit of hypocrisy.. by Syd Booth
ReferenceFRAMED/566
Date
1982
Production date 1982 - 1982
Scope and ContentLine drawing by Syd Booth with the text - 17. Out of the deepest pit of hypocrisy in Franco's black Spain came the ignorance, savagery, and crruption that goes under the name of religion, but has in actuality seized upon a great and historic faith and turned it into a cruel parody of itself. Thousands of devout catholics, knowing that their faith was not bound up with the social and political reaction which had proclaimed itself the Spanish manifestation of their religion, fought on side of the republic - particularly among the Basques, where priests battled side by side with laymen. It was their conviction to the death that the name and spirit of their church had been perverted by a brutal and stupid oligarchy that kept the people in poverty and ignorance for its own material interest. While it hypocritically talked about a christianity it never practised or understood.
Extent1 line drawing
Physical descriptionDimensions (WxH) 25cm x 38cm. Paper pen and ink
LanguageEnglish
Persons keywordBooth, Syd
Conditions governing accessOpen
Levelfile
Normal locationAA Framed Box 4 (Cellar)