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Mexico City, Mexico, Mar 2, 2010 / 07:05 pm (CNA).- The spokesman for the Archdiocese of Mexico, Fr. Hugo Valdemar, explained last week that although the country’s priests do not seek direct political involvement, their constitutional right to take part in politics has been taken away from them.
Mexico’s Senator Pablo Gomez of the Democratic Revolution Party has called for an amendment to an article which currently prevents clergy from participating in any public political activity. Commenting on this action, Fr. Valdemar said, “It is not the mission of the Church to intervene in political affairs or to seek party membership. However, as Mexican citizens, priests should enjoy a genuine participation in the constitutional rights common to all citizens.”
The spokesman added that the Church welcomes the initiative of Senator Gomez and the Democratic Revolution Party, but “not because we want to participate in partisan politics. Rather, it opens debate about the rights of priests and religious as citizens.”
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Mexico’s Senator Pablo Gomez of the Democratic Revolution Party has called for an amendment to an article which currently prevents clergy from participating in any public political activity. Commenting on this action, Fr. Valdemar said, “It is not the mission of the Church to intervene in political affairs or to seek party membership. However, as Mexican citizens, priests should enjoy a genuine participation in the constitutional rights common to all citizens.”
The spokesman added that the Church welcomes the initiative of Senator Gomez and the Democratic Revolution Party, but “not because we want to participate in partisan politics. Rather, it opens debate about the rights of priests and religious as citizens.”
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