Spanish Martyrs’ Legacy Distorted by Neo-Modernist Narrative
Portal Catholic News Agency (November 5, 2025) reports on Auxiliary “Bishop” Juan Antonio Martínez Camino’s book The 39 Martyrs of 1934 in Spain, framing the murder of clergy during the Asturian socialist uprising as a means to “recover evangelical strength.” The article credits the “bishop” with distinguishing these deaths from later Spanish Civil War martyrdoms while lamenting modern Spain’s “neo-pagan culture.” It concludes with reference to John Paul II’s 2000 Colosseum event commemorating 20th-century martyrs—a deceptive veneer masking the conciliar sect’s exploitation of martyrdom for ecumenical agendas.









