Catholic Church does not seek to influence elections of judges

Eight days after the Primate Archdiocese of Mexico, in its editorial Desde la Fe, offered its channels of communication for candidates for judges and magistrates to be promoted, he clarified that “he has not sought or will seek to be involved in this process in violation of electoral provisions.”

Visits: 2 The Mexican Catholic Church asked the citizens this Sunday to inform themselves about the candidates for the various positions in the election of the Judiciary on June 1st and to reflect on the importance of this election. According to the National Electoral Institute (INE) of Mexico, 3,422 people will participate as candidates in this process and this Sunday start their campaigns, which will extend for 60 days. In total, 881 federal p…

The Catholic Church in Mexico assured that it will not participate in the election of trial persons on June 1, as part of the Extraordinary Electoral Process to renew the Judicial Power of the Federation. Through its Sunday editorial in the weekly From the faith, it reiterated its commitment to electoral legality, stressing that it will not manage any of the contents of the candidacies. “It is essential to clarify that the Church has not sought,…

Mexico City.- In the beginning of the campaigns for the election of the judiciary, the Catholic Church warned that an unqualified candidate can lead to injustices. In the editorial of the weekly From the Faith, she stressed that judges have direct interference with daily life, so it is worth issuing an informed vote. "A bad judge can imprison innocents, can favor injustice in some patrimonial or commercial trial, can affect society for bad," she…

At the beginning of the unprecedented judicial election campaign, we cannot fail to reflect on the importance of this election. Beyond the method, which continues to generate conflicting opinions, we refer to the importance of citizens becoming aware that the election of a judge has a direct impact on daily life. A bad judge can imprison innocents, can favor injustice in some patrimonial or commercial trial, can harm society. Hence, the importan…