A image of Santa Muerte printed on a t-shirt with the legend “A real man never speaks ill of López Obrador” sparked controversy this Thursday inside the Senate, which caused many to wonder What religion does the president of Mexico profess?.
The photograph, which went from social networks to the seats of Congress, caused all kinds of criticism from opposition politicians, especially from the PAN benchand even deserved a statement from the Catholic Church. But, without a doubt, the most controversial moment of the day was when the Senator Lilly Téllez He took out a rosary and “put a stop to the demon,” before the discussion began on the platform.
The Senator Josefina Vázquez Mota was the first to put the issue on the table by demanding that President López Obrador “defend” the freedom of worship towards Santa Muerte.
Téllez made him second and maintained that “Santa Muerte is not holy, she is diabolical”for which he demanded that the president stop “praising diabolical symbols because it is an offense to all Christians in Mexico.”
Even the presidential candidate for the Front, Xochitl Galvez, spoke out on the matter and joined the criticism: “In Morena they no longer hide. “They use Santa Muerte to promote his party,” he wrote on his Instagram account. x.
However, this is not the first time that national policy has focused on faith issues and, specifically, in the religion practiced by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO).
In Morena, they no longer hide.
They use Santa Muerte to promote their party.
This June 2 choose life and truth. Vote with Strength and Heart.
🩷💙❤️💛💜 https://t.co/MgmRNosy81— Xóchitl Gálvez Ruiz (@XochitlGalvez) April 20, 2024
What is the true religion of Andrés Manuel López Obrador?
In 2021, López Obrador clarified to Mexicans what his religious beliefs after he was questioned about the issue in one of his morning conferences.
Before the media, the president made it clear that he was a christianalthough he specified that his practice was more related to Jesus Christ and his teaching about love for the poorest than with doctrine.
“I am Christian And I also want to clarify it, there is a Christian denomination in the evangelical church, but my Christianity, what I practice, has to do with Jesus Christ, because I am a follower of the thought and work of Jesus Christ”, he answered to the press.
The president highlighted that Jesus Christ has been the most important social fighter that has ever been on Earth, for this reason, he said, “the powerful” of his time followed him, and even crucified him for professing a deep love for the poor and the weak. .
Regarding the skull with his name, this Thursday he assured that he did not have an opinion and said he was respectful of what citizens do: “They have the right to be (…). It has to do with freedom, even religious, we talk about death, but it is Santa Muerte,” he stated.
It should be remembered that in January 2023, President López Obrador’s faith was once again called into question after the journalist Pedro Ferriz affirmed that the president practiced the Santeriasomething that AMLO himself denied in one of his ‘morning’ conferences.
