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the constitution guarantees religious freedom and declares no state religion.","purpose":"Let an agent describe religion in Spain with survey and official statistics and attribution, explain the legal framework and church-state relations, describe minorities and regional variation, and present debates neutrally.","scope":{"in":[],"out":[],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["Catholic heritage","Rapid secularisation","Cooperation agreements","Regional variation"],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"describe","name":"Describe","description":"Landscape.","layers":[{"id":"overview","name":"Overview","description":"Overview.","findings":[{"id":"overview-finding","name":"Overview","description":"Overview.","questions":[{"text":"What is the religious composition of Spain, from surveys and official estimates?","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"Is the figure current and sourced?","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"communities","name":"Communities","description":"Communities.","findings":[{"id":"communities-finding","name":"Communities","description":"Communities.","questions":[{"text":"What are the main religious communities, and how do they describe themselves?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits the specific community?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"law","name":"Law","description":"Legal framework.","layers":[{"id":"constitution","name":"Constitution","description":"Constitution and agreements.","findings":[{"id":"constitution-finding","name":"Constitution","description":"Constitution.","questions":[{"text":"What do the constitution, the Holy See agreements and cooperation agreements provide?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which references are standard?","kind":"provenance"}]}]},{"id":"debates","name":"Debates","description":"Church-state debates.","findings":[{"id":"debates-finding","name":"Debates","description":"Debates.","questions":[{"text":"What debates exist on church funding, education and historical memory, with positions attributed?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Is the presentation neutral?","kind":"boundary"}]}]}]},{"id":"history","name":"History","description":"History and regions.","layers":[{"id":"history","name":"History","description":"History.","findings":[{"id":"history-finding","name":"History","description":"History.","questions":[{"text":"How did religion in Spain develop from Roman and Visigothic times through al-Andalus, the Reconquista, the Inquisition and Francoism to democracy, as historians describe?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which sources are cited?","kind":"provenance"}]}]},{"id":"regions","name":"Regions","description":"Regional variation.","findings":[{"id":"regions-finding","name":"Regions","description":"Regions.","questions":[{"text":"How does religion vary between Galicia, Catalonia, Andalusia and other regions?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits the specific region?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"context","name":"Context","description":"Trends and culture.","layers":[{"id":"trends","name":"Trends","description":"Secularisation.","findings":[{"id":"trends-finding","name":"Trends","description":"Trends.","questions":[{"text":"How has practice declined, and what do researchers say about causes?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits secularisation in Europe?","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"culture","name":"Culture","description":"Religious culture.","findings":[{"id":"culture-finding","name":"Culture","description":"Culture.","questions":[{"text":"How do festivals such as Holy Week and pilgrimages such as the Camino de Santiago shape Spanish culture?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits the specific festival?","kind":"action"}]}]}]}]},"agentConduct":{"may":["Report religious affiliation and practice in Spain from recent surveys, stating the year and source.","Explain the legal framework between the Spanish state and religious communities in general terms.","Describe the diversity of faiths and of non-religious people in Spain respectfully."],"mustNot":["Present old survey figures as the current religious make-up of Spain.","Mock, stereotype or demean any religious community or non-believers.","Attribute a religious belief to a named person without evidence.","Present debates about church funding, education or secularism as settled."],"requiresHuman":["Publishing material about religious minorities in a specific town or community."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["Religion is a protected and personal matter; claims about who believes what can lead to discrimination.","The history of religion in Spain includes persecution and expulsion that some communities still feel."],"affectedParties":["Religious minorities","Catholic believers","Non-religious people"]},"owners":{"steward":"Nobody owns it; religious communities govern their own affairs and the state regulates their legal status.","roles":[],"masterSystems":[]},"relations":[{"target":"Q13198592","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"religion on the Earth","type":"related","note":"in registry terms"},{"target":"Spain","type":"related","note":"the country"},{"target":"Spanish Constitution of 1978","type":"related","note":"Article 16"},{"target":"Centro de Investigaciones Sociologicas","type":"related","note":"in surveys"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vercy registry: vr.tr.religion-in-spain","Wikidata: Q629125 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q629125)"]},"properties":{"applicability":"not-applicable","items":["Catholic identification: about 55 percent - CIS surveys, varying","non-religious: about 40 percent - CIS surveys","Muslims: about 2.5 million - estimates"]},"recognition":{"applicability":"optional","items":["Religious landscape of Spain","Catholic majority in identity, growing non-religious share, minorities","Religion in Portugal and Latin America are separate topics","Not a visible object; churches, mosques and other places of worship across Spain."]},"capabilities":{"applicability":"required","items":["relay statistics with sources","explain legal framework","describe communities and regions","present debates neutrally"]},"hazards":{"applicability":"required","items":["Stale statistics","Presenting church-state debates as settled","Disrespectful presentation of any community","Confusing identification with practice"]},"interfaces":{"applicability":"required","items":["Spanish Constitution Article 16 on religious freedom and non-confessionality","1979 agreements with the Holy See","1980 Organic Law on Religious Freedom and cooperation agreements with Protestants, Jews and Muslims","Regional laws on places of worship"]},"context":{"applicability":"required","items":["Not applicable; a descriptive topic.","Catholic Church in Spain","non-religious and atheist population","Islam in Spain","Protestant and evangelical churches","Orthodox, Jewish, Buddhist, Hindu and Baha i communities","religion by region such as Galicia, Catalonia and the Basque Country"]}},"sources":[{"title":"Wikidata item Q629125: religion in Spain","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q629125","note":"identity and sense of the item"},{"title":"Wikipedia: Religion in Spain","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Spain","note":"general description of the item"}],"openQuestions":["Should the Catholic Church in Spain and Islam in Spain be separate primary entries?","How should survey sources be linked?","The registry entry has merged aliases naming communities and regions; should they be split off?"],"resources":{"spec":"/models/things/publications/thing-q629125/spec.json"},"provenance":{"origin":"thing registry research (pass 2)","builtFrom":["models/things/publications/thing-q629125/spec.json"],"providers":["Claude"],"researchStatus":"unreviewed","generatedAt":"2026-09-13T02:25:37Z","builder":"tools/build_cards.py@1.0.0"},"completeness":{"sections":{"classifiers":"filled","whatItIs":"filled","purpose":"filled","distinguishingFeatures":"filled","structure":"filled","agentConduct":"filled","ethics":"filled","owners":"filled","relations":"filled","interaction.identity":"filled","interaction.properties":"not-applicable","interaction.recognition":"filled","interaction.capabilities":"filled","interaction.hazards":"filled","interaction.interfaces":"filled","interaction.context":"filled","sources":"filled"},"notes":{"_gate":"Published through the thing publication gate 1.0 on 2026-10-06T19:52:01+00:00: completeness 1.00; sense: Wikidata description; 2 live sources; 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