De La Espriella Offered Excuses for Religious Act in His Inauguration Ceremony as President: “Respect Separation Between the Church and the State”
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"Long live Christ!" exclaimed Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella on Sunday, after issuing a public apology, as ordered by a judge, for violating the principle of state secularity during his tenure three weeks earlier. With the participation of a rabbi, a Catholic priest and an evangelical pastor, the far-right leader took possession of a ceremony that included a "invocation and praise" with songs, prayers and cries of "Long live Israel…
On Wednesday, a judge ordered the Head of State to apologize "for violating the religious neutrality of the State", which is secular under the Constitution.
The President of the Republic admitted that, although he identifies himself as a Catholic and a believer, he will guarantee and protect the rights and freedoms of all Colombians, including religious freedom, committing himself to avoiding any such demonstration in the future.
The president responded to the tutelage ruling that ordered him to apologize and ended his speech with a "Viva Cristo Rey". The post De La Espriella apologized for the religious act in his possession appeared first on La Silla Empty.
The news Abelardo de la Espriella apologizes for violating religious neutrality in his inauguration was first published in Last Minute Religious News Vida Nueva In compliance with the ruling issued on August 26 by the Fifth Labor Court of the Circuit of Bogotá, Abelardo de la Espriella, president of Colombia, has offered his apologies to the country for using religious symbols in his inauguration on August 7. Follow us on Google and add us as a…
Regarding the ruling against presidential possession, an analysis of the contradictions between the invocation of God and secularity in Colombia The article The judicial ruling against De La Espriella relives the great lie that Colombia is a secular state was originally published in Las2orillas.co: Stories, Voices and News from Colombia. Copyrights Las2orillas.co
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