Ayuso has she recovered faith or is she lying to capture votes?: from the “I lost faith at 9 years old” and “I don't stay to go to mass” to “I go to mass every week”

The recent statements in OkDiario by the president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, in which she assures that she attends mass “every week” have reactivated the debate about her relationship with religion and the coherence of her public discourse.

The statement contrasts with previous positions of Ayuso herself, which the journalist Fonsi Loaiza has published on the social network X. In past interventions, the leader had assured that “I lost faith at 9 years old”, in addition to stating that “I don't stay to go to mass”, marking a clear distance regarding religious practice. Some statements that surprise after the interview with Eduardo Inda where she emphasizes the Christian identity of the Community of Madrid and goes on to state that "you have to know what you are going to govern" because a "society that does not know itself is doomed to get lost".  

The contrast between both positions has generated questions about whether it is a personal change in his beliefs or a modification of the discourse depending on the political context. The issue gains relevance in a scenario in which the appeal to traditional and religious values is part of the public debate and the ideological positioning of different parties.