Mexican bishop backtracks on running for political office

Mexican bishop backtracks on running for political office
Bishops' conference says canon law does not allow prelates to participate in politics
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Bishop Onesimo Cepeda Silva of Ecatepec, Mexico. (Photo: The Saxon)
A Mexican bishop announced his intentions to run as a candidate in the country's upcoming elections, then backtracked -- a decision creating confusion and reviving debate in Mexico over the role of priests and pastors in the country's politics.
Bishop Onésimo Cepeda Silva, 84, revealed plans April 5 to run as a candidate for the legislature of Mexico state -- the state surrounding Mexico City -- with a new political party known as Fuerza por México. But the bishop backtracked the same day after both the Mexican bishops' conference and Diocese of Ecatepec -- which Bishop Cepeda previously led -- disavowed his candidacy.

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