'Culture closed while Sagrada Família mass held with 588 people': controversy rages on
Government considers restricting religious events to 100 people but says current state of alarm does not allow ban on places of worship
Government considers restricting religious events to 100 people but says current state of alarm does not allow ban on places of worship
The Catalan Government approves the modification of the Worship Centres Law from 2009. Town halls will no longer be obliged to save plots for the construction of new religious centres. No architectonical aspects are banned but the law gives town halls the authority to decide on the conditions of construction regarding aesthetics. In some Catalan towns, there have been complex controversies regarding the construction of mosques in recent years. Some Catalan towns have more than a 30% immigrant population, most of who have arrived in the last 10 years. The current approach is to give the authority to each individual town hall to adapt to its local reality.