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In which country was the Catholic Church involved in kidnapping thousands of children?

After the victory of the rebels in the Spanish Civil War, Franco ordered thousands of Republican children to be kidnapped and given for adoption to families loyal to the regime. Later, the practice of removing children from parents who were considered morally or financially unstable was introduced immediately in maternity hospitals.

The chain involved both doctors and the Catholic Church, which plays an important role in many areas of Spanish life. Priests and nuns kept lists of adoptive parents from Catholic families, and children sold to them were declared dead shortly after birth to their real mothers.

This practice continued until the 1990s, but due to the lack of an official government investigation, it is difficult to give a total number of abducted children, although some lawyers estimate it could be as high as 300.

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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