El viernes, por la manana

I had an interesting experience during our walking tour through downtown Sevilla. I asked the profesor who was leading us if he knew anyone in Spain who is Christian, but not Catholic. I got a simple, No. Then, he added, Spain is 94% Catholic. There is a small amount of Muslims and an even smaller amount of Jews, he reiterated. Some Muslims, like her, he said, blatently raising an arm and pointing toward a black lady walking down the calle toward us, come from Africa (Morocco) and bring their religion. I was initially very surprised and felt uncomfortable at his obvious and seemingly rude gesture toward this stranger. The majority of the people in Spain are white Catholics, he reminded me. So my thoughts that there exist no Protestants in Spain were confirmed by this educated Sevillano. It was interesting to see his attitudes toward race.