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Yes I understand that, but what I am saying is do you know how much courage it would take a Catholic priest in the UNITED STATES in the 1940's to support Franco? I mean that was the time when the Catholic Church in the States was compromising and trying to be "amiguitos" with the Protestants.
Please, be indulgent with my English.
In 1940 Franco was probably seen as a priest savior in the US by catholics and protestants. All the Christian world had knowledge of the atrocities in Spain under the Republic rule.
In the course of the Red Terror, 6,832 members of the Catholic clergy, 20% percent of the nation's clergy, were killed. The figures break down the as follows: Some 283 women religious were killed. Some of them were badly tortured. 13 bishops were killed from the dioceses of Siguenza Lleida, Cuenca, Barbastro, Segorbe, Jaen, Ciudad Real, Almeria, Guadix, Barcelona, Teruel and the auxiliary of Tarragona. Aware of the dangers, they all decided to remain in their cities. I cannot go, only here is my responsibility, whatever may happen, so said the Bishop of Cuenca. In addition 4,172 diocesan priests, 2,364 monks and friars, among them 259 Claretians, 226 Franciscans, 204 Piarists, 176 Brothers of Mary, 165 Christian Brothers, 155 Augustinians, 132 Dominicans, and 114 Jesuits were killed.In some dioceses, the number of secular priests killed are overwhelming:

  • In Barbastro 123 of 140 priests were killed, about 88 percent of the secular clergy were murdered, 66 percent
  • In Lleida, 270 of 410 priests were killed. about 62 percent
  • In Tortosa, 44 percent of the secular priests were killed.
  • In Toledo 286 of 600 priests were killed.
  • In the dioceses of Malaga, Menorca and Segorbe, about half of the priests were killed"

Red Terror (Spain) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
What I can not understand is a catholic or protestant not supporting Franco during our Civil War.
Do not forget that some big US companies supported Franco without problems with the US government.