To quell separatism, Spain's prime minister offers compassion and grace

Spain is experiencing its worst drought in 1,200 years ; Catalonia hasn't seen rain in more than a thousand days .

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is trying to heal divisions through “dialogue, generosity and forgiveness,” he says.

Forgiveness, as theologians note, is an individual act “a private and ongoing discipline of mind, heart, and soul”.