Campaigning in Guadalajara last week, leftist presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador met with Cardinal Jose Francisco Robles Ortega to repair his damaged relationship with the local Archdiocese.
Last year WikiLeaks published diplomatic cables revealing that Robles’ predecessor Juan Sandoval Iñiguez had approached the U.S. government in 2006 to aid the Vatican in preventing the election of Lopez Obrador.
This time around, the Tabasco politician, who represents the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD), Labor Party (PT) and Citizen’s Movement, has no fear of the Catholic Church interfering in the upcoming election.
“They are not going to act in a partisan manner. He didn’t tell me that, but it’s very clear. Besides, we’re talking about a cardinal with a lot of integrity, who I respect a lot,” said Lopez Obrador, after breakfasting with Robles.
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