A call for unity and peace at the polls
SALTILLO, Coahuila. — When urging citizens to exercise their vote this Sunday to elect 25 local councils, the bishop of the Diocese of Saltillo, Monsignor Hilario González García, asked for an exemplary, democratic and peaceful electoral day.
In an interview with EL UNIVERSAL, the prelate invited voters to go to the polls, vote freely and recognize the results, supporting the winners even if they are from another party.
“I believe that if we need something right now, it is a united country, in communion. Although we have different ideological, political or social class positions… that does not mean we should be divided and confronted,” he emphasized.
González García pointed out that applicants for public office must seek the common good and human dignity, with special attention to the vulnerable. He also stressed that “prayer for our rulers is essential.”
The bishop recalled that since the first Christians people have prayed for the authorities to live in peace. Their specific calls: go to vote, cast a responsible vote, avoid divisions, demand accountability from future legislators and pray for those in power.




