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Would you vote for a Catholic Bishop to be your nation’s next president? The citizenry of Paraguay may very well have that option. Enter the “Bishop of the Poor”, Fernando Lugo. He resigned as bishop last year, but the Vatican has refused to accept his resignation, saying being a bishop is a lifelong thing and they are not too happy with Lugo deciding to run for his nation’s top seat. Clergy are forbidden from seeking political office and Lugo could actually be excommunicated if he continues his campaign. Many people in Paraguay aren’t happy either, seeing Lugo as attempting to break 60 years of unbroken rule by President Nicanor Duarte’s Colorado Party.

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