Spanish actress’s public attack on Church shows “uneasy conscience”

After a Spanish actress called the Church “a racket” in a televised red carpet interview and expressed dismay at young Spaniards drawn to the faith, politicians and public figures across the spectrum of opinion have been weighing in.

Comic actress Silvia Abril made her remarks at the 2026 Goya Awards – the “Spanish Oscars” – on February 28 in Barcelona.

“I refuse to accept that the younger generation coming up has that kind of emptiness and that pull toward Christianity,” Abril said.