The role of the troubles period in the development of the Catholic Church in Mexico

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this article analyzes the impact of the “cooling” of church-state relations in 1917-1980s on the development of the Catholic Church in Mexico. The adoption of the 1917 Constitution, which restricted the rights of the Catholic Church, was preceded by the separation of church and state in the mid-19th century. The Catholic Church in Mexico had significant public support, and the infringement of the rights of the Catholic Church led to the War of the Cristeros. At the turn of the 1980s and 1990s, restrictions on religious activity were lifted. The number of believers of the main denomination remains significant, but has been declining in recent years due to the secularization of society, as well as the spread of Protestantism. It is concluded that distancing the church from the state has more advantages than disadvantages, and having returned the possibility of participation in political activity, in most cases it should be avoided, following the evangelical principle «Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's» (Matthew 22:21).

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N. A Myazin

Kaluga State University

ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9819-0732

N. A Myazina

Higher School of Economics

ORCID iD: 0009-0004-8254-936X

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