Editing Separation of church and state (section)

===Uruguay===
In [[Uruguay]] the principle of separation of church and state is enshrined together with the religious freedom in Article 5 of the [[Constitution of Uruguay|Constitution]], which states: "All religious cults are free in Uruguay. The State does not support any religion. It recognizes the Catholic Church the domain of all temples that have been totally or partially built with funds from the National Treasury, excepting only the chapels intended for the service of asylums, hospitals, prisons or other public establishments. It also declares temples exempt from all types of taxes dedicated to the worship of various religions."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Constitución de la República Oriental del Uruguay |url=https://www.impo.com.uy/bases/constitucion/1967-1967/5 |access-date=2023-09-23 |website=www.impo.com.uy}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Uruguay |url=https://www.state.gov/reports/2021-report-on-international-religious-freedom/uruguay/ |access-date=2023-09-23 |website=United States Department of State |language=en-US}}</ref>

The separation between church and state was officially declared in the [[Constitution of Uruguay of 1918|Constitution of 1918]] and preserved in the following ones.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pasquet |first=Ope |date=2017-11-14 |title=A cien años de la instauración del Estado laico en el Uruguay |url=https://dialogopolitico.org/debates/a-cien-anos-de-la-instauracion-del-estado-laico-en-el-uruguay/ |access-date=2023-09-23 |website=Diálogo Político |language=es}}</ref> The [[secularization]] of the country, however, began at the beginning of the 20th century during the first administration of President [[José Batlle y Ordóñez|José Batlle y Ordoñez]] as part of the reforms that sought the firm positioning of the State in the public sphere.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-03-18 |title=Iglesia, batllismo y la responsabilidad de llevar la administración estatal a todos los rincones de la república {{!}} La Mañana |url=https://www.xn--lamaana-7za.uy/opinion/iglesia-batllismo-y-la-responsabilidad-de-llevar-la-administracion-estatal-a-todos-los-rincones-de-la-republica/ |access-date=2023-09-23 |language=es}}</ref> The measures included the prohibition of religious symbols in public hospitals and government buildings, as well as the suppression of religious teaching in public schools.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Alonso |first=David Fernández |date=2021-04-07 |title=Uruguay: "it is necessary to survive in a secular country!" |url=https://omnesmag.com/en/newsroom/world/america-latina/uruguay-there-is-surviving-in-a-secular-country/ |access-date=2023-09-23 |website=Omnes |language=en-US}}</ref>