Salt Lake Telegram | 1930-10-19 | Page 15 | Colombian Church and State Balance

Colombian Church t and State Balance I BOGOTA Oct 18 AP p AP Seven million Roman Catholics virtually tIle the complete population 0 of ColomI Colom Colom- I took note noto of or a recent declaration declara declara- tion b by Monsignor Ismael Perdomo of or the republic that Preside President Pres ident ide t Olaya Olaja will honor Colombia and of oC the Hl be an evident guarantee gual constitution and the laThe la law The Tho archbishops archbishop's statement wa was regarded V ox ag a prediction n that tho th balance between church and state Specified d under the tho republics republic's constitution con con- would woul 1 c continue thi through ugh the coming orning four 5 years cars of or the Ola Olaya a ad administration rn mis ii t- t Tho constitution on recognizes Ro Rb- man Ca Catholicism as ab the religion of tho tito nation and states that the gov- gov shall bahl protect it as an 11 c ca- ca scotia clement of ot the public or or- or der At the tho same time the article specifies specifies- It Is understood that the hurch is not and will not nol be official of fi- fi cial and shall conserve its inde Inde- Although Roman Homan Catholicism It Js favored the constitution permits free worship and antI welcomes all sects Colombia to But the reception ends there Missionaries Mis Mis- ren other sects of ot other denominations o been welcomed courteously hut h t have hac mado made few converts con