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04-02-2007, 05:50 PM
Papal Nuncio Timothy Broglio has asked the country's political candidates to reveal where they are getting the money to finance their extravagant campaigns. At the same time he defended the right of the bishops and of the general public to support or reject a re-election process. The Papal representative to the Dominican Republic seemed to be worried, according to Hoy newspaper, about the increase in the cost of living in the country, and supported demands for a wage increase. One of his criticisms of the political process in the DR was the year-long campaigns that distract politicians from their real jobs. During his interview with noted television journalist Guillermo Gomez, Broglio asked people to observe Holy Week in a safe and healthy manner, by staying in their homes and in churches across the nation. After saying that God wants the millions that politicians spend on their campaigns to be spent on something else, the prelate said that the politicians should explain the origin and destination of the funds. He said: "It is important that the people know where these millions came from."
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