==Today== Roman Catholicism is the largest religion in the country. Aujourd'hui == == catholicisme est le plus grand la religion dans le pays. According to several sources (Spanish official polls and others), about 76%citation needed self-identify as Catholics, about 2%citation needed with another religious faith, and about 19% identify with no religion Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag Many Spaniards do not participate regularly in religious services. 35] </ ref> De nombreux Espagnols ne participent pas régulièrement à des services religieux. A study conducted in October 2006 by the Spanish Centre of Sociological Investigations[1] shows that of the Spaniards who identify themselves as religious, 54% hardly ever or never go to church, 15% go to church some times a year, 10% some time per month and 19% every Sunday or multiple times per week. According to the most recent Eurobarometer Poll 2005,[2] * 59% of Spanish citizens responded that "they believe there is a God". * 21% answered that "they believe there is some sort of spirit or life force". * 18% answered that "they do not believe there is any sort of spirit, God, or life force". Evidence of the secular nature of contemporary Spain can be seen in the widespread support for the legalization of same-sex marriage in Spain — over 70% of Spaniards support gay marriage according to a 2004 study by the Centre of Sociological Investigations.[3] Indeed, in June 2005 a bill was passed by 187 votes to 147 to allow gay marriage, making Spain the third country in the European Union to allow same-sex couples to marry. Une étude réalisée en Octobre 2006 par le Center espagnol des enquêtes sociologiques [4] ===Under Franco=== The advent of the Franco regime saw the restoration of the church's rights. Ce pacte a été libéré en 1931, lorsque la Constitution laïque de la Seconde République espagnole a imposé une série de mesures anticlérical qui menacent l'hégémonie de l'Eglise en Espagne et provoqué son soutien à la Francisco Franco soulèvement cinq ans plus tard. [5]
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