Mexico Electoral Commission Orders Fines Against Catholic Archdiocese

Time reported yesterday on a decision handed down last month by Mexico's Federal Electoral Institute (IFE).  It ordered the country's Interior Minister to impose substantial fines on Mexico City's Catholic archdiocese and its spokesman Rev. Hugo Valdemar for violating provisions of the Religious Associations Law that ban religious organizations from publicly endorsing or opposing political candidates.  Earlier this year, the archdiocese urged voters to not vote for political parties that support legalized abortion or gay marriage.