Overview

• Ane Lindane climbed the altar of a consecrated church at the Euskal Herria Zuzenean festival in Arbérats-Sillègue and simulated masturbation with a crucifix while denouncing Catholic Church sexual abuse.
• The Fundación Española de Abogados Cristianos filed a criminal complaint under Article 525 of the Spanish Penal Code, accusing Lindane of ‘escarnio’ for outraging religious symbols.
• Lindane shared both the performance video and the lawsuit on her X account, where she declared “God is dead” and framed the legal action as an attack on artistic freedom.
• Polonia Castellanos, president of Abogados Cristianos, said Lindane staged the act in France because its laws do not criminalize insults to religious sentiments and warned similar protests could spread if Spain decriminalizes the offense.
• The case is now pending judicial assessment as lawmakers and legal experts debate proposed reforms to Spain’s statute on offenses against religious feelings.