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Bolivian President Says Catholic Church Is Enemy Of His Reforms

By Howard M. Friedman

After Bolivians last week approved a new Constitution that eliminated special protection for the Catholic Church (see prior posting), Bolivia's President Evo Morales lashed out at the Church in remarks at the World Social Forum in Brazil. Catholic News Agency reports on Morales' remarks made last Thursday that accuse the Catholic Church in Bolivia of being the "main enemy" of his proposed reforms. During remarks at the Forum, Morales said: "In Bolivia new enemies have appeared, not only now in the right-wing media but also in groups from the Catholic Church, the leaders of the Catholic Church who are the enemies of peaceful transformation.... I want to say to you what we hear shouted all the time: 'Another world is possible.' I want to tell you another faith, another religion, another church is also possible, brothers and sisters."

Full post as published by Religion Clause on February 03, 2009 (boomark / email).