Cardinal Juan José Omella of Barcelona, president of the Spanish bishops' conference, Cardinal Antonio Cañizares Llovera of Valencia, and Archbishop Joan Planellas i Barnosell of Tarragona are pictured during a news conference at the Pontifical Spanish College in Rome Jan. 14, 2022. The Spanish bishops met Pope Francis the same day during their "ad limina" visits to report on the state of their dioceses. (CNS photo/Junno Arocho Esteves) After the Spanish parliament debated on February 17 a controversial bill proposed by far-right party Vox to ban the burqa and niqab in public spaces, a leading Spanish archbishop has said the burqa discriminates against women while he also called for mutual respect among religious groups. Speaking to Crux, Archbishop Joan Planellas of Tarragona said…
