What does Article 16 say about religion and the State?
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Spanish Constitution, article 16 (BOE, consolidated text), read on 21 October 2026.
Answer: No religion has a state character (ninguna confesión tendrá carácter estatal). This is in Article 16, the article on freedom of religion.
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Constitution · article 16.3
The question in Spanish
¿Qué dice el artículo 16 sobre la religión y el Estado?
The options
- AThe Catholic Church is the religion of the StateLa Iglesia católica es la religión del Estado
- BNo religion has a state characterNinguna confesión tendrá carácter estatalCorrect
- CEach region chooses a religion for the StateCada comunidad autónoma elige una religión para el Estado
What the Constitution says
«3. Ninguna confesión tendrá carácter estatal. Los poderes públicos tendrán en cuenta las creencias religiosas de la sociedad española y mantendrán las consiguientes relaciones de cooperación con la Iglesia Católica y las demás confesiones.»
Spanish Constitution of 1978, article 16 (paragraph 3, consolidated text at the BOE), read on 21 October 2026. The quotation is in Spanish, as the BOE prints it; the English wording of the answer is ours. Laws carry no copyright (Ley de Propiedad Intelectual, art. 13), so we quote the text as it stands.
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