The Vatican, uncertain of his future, compromised by offering him a less official "convention", signed on 7 June 1941,[3] and gave him only a limited role in choosing bishops.
In contrast to the anticlericalism of the Popular Front, the Francoist regime established policies that were highly favorable to the Catholic Church, which was restored to its previous status as the official religion of Spain.
[2] In addition to receiving government subsidies, the Church regained its dominant position in the education system, and laws conformed to Catholic dogma.
[2] During the Francoist regime, Catholicism was the only religion to have legal status; other worship services could not be advertised, and the Catholic Church was the only religious institution that was permitted to own property or publish books.
In 1978, the new democratic constitution that brought Francoism to a final end established the principle of religious neutrality (aconfesionalidad) of the Spanish state and the complete freedom of religion for its citizens.