«What we seek is genuine religious liberty and not the imposition of a state religion, because that would be absurd,» the archbishop of Mexico said at a press conference Sunday.
«Neither does anyone want the imposition of atheism under the pretext of secularism,» he added.
Last week, deputies of the Party of Democratic Revolution denounced a governmental deputy, José Espina, for having pictures of the Virgin of Guadalupe and a crucifix in his office.
Javier Moctezuma Barragán, undersecretary for religious affairs of the government secretariat, said the issue was a private matter.
Asked whether the Catholic Church was trying to gain power by displaying religious images in government offices, Cardinal Rivera Carrera denied such a motive. «We do not believe that anyone will use religion to attain earthly power,» he said.
