Breves.Caught kissing Pope John Paul Pope John Paul is the name of two Popes of the Roman Catholic Church:
During a visit to the Pope, Fox kissed his ring, the first Mexican president to publicly do so. However, Mexican law says that presidents "will not take part officially in any public, religious activity." Mexico, with it's largely Catholic population, has held a strict separation of church and state
Salinas (səlē`nəs), city (1990 pop. 108,777), seat of Monterey co., W Calif.; inc. 1874. It is the shipping and processing center of a fertile valley famous for its grain and lettuce. . But openly Catholic Fox, a member of the National Action Party, which is the political party most associated with the Church, went further than Salinas and kissed the Pope's ring upon meeting him. Opposition politicians and newspapers decried the kiss, and said Fox was betraying the secular state. Still, several polls carried out after the kiss found that Mexicans overwhelmingly approved it, as well as Fox's participation at the later mass where the Pope canonized can·on·ize tr.v. can·on·ized, can·on·iz·ing, can·on·iz·es 1. To declare (a deceased person) to be a saint and entitled to be fully honored as such. 2. To include in the biblical canon. 3. Juan Diego, the first-ever indigenous saint. The president's administration later released a press statement indicating that his visit with the Pope was a matter of state protocol. Fox, who is divorced, was accompanied during his visit by first lady Martha Sahagun, also previously divorced. All flights canceled The federal government gave in to angry farm owners in San Salvador Atenco San Salvador Atenco is the Municipal seat of Atenco, in the Mexican state of Mexico. San Salvador Atenco has received wide media coverage both in 2002[1][2][3][4]and 2006[5] when it canceled a US$2.8 billion plan to build a new airport for Mexico City on top of their land. Farmers opposed the plan to locate the airport in the region because it required the expropriation The taking of private property for public use or in the public interest. The taking of U.S. industry situated in a foreign country, by a foreign government. Expropriation is the act of a government taking private property; Eminent Domain is the legal term describing the of their homes, for which the government offered about US$7,000 per hectare. After several months of machete-waving street marches, the crisis culminated when protesters barricaded the town, burned cars, threw Molotov cocktails and took several local police and local officials hostage. Following the release of the hostages in return for the government's promise to negotiate, President Vicente Fox announced the cancellation of the airport plan, which was the culmination of years of debate and several months of competition between the governments of the State of Mexico The State of México (often abbreviated to "Edomex" from Estado de México in Spanish) is a state in the center of the nation of Mexico. The State's capital is the city of Toluca. and Hidalgo Hidalgo, state, Mexico Hidalgo (ēthäl`gō), state (1990 pop. 1,888,366), 8,058 sq mi (20,870 sq km), central Mexico. Pachuca de Soto is the capital. State, and said other alternatives would be considered. Experts have projected that Mexico City's existing airport, which cannot be easily expanded, will reach traffic capacity by 2005. However, following the cancellation of the new airport, the Transportation and Communications Secretariat said that as a result of lower traffic due to September 11, the existing airport will not reach capacity until at least 2009. |
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