Catholic priests cannot run for public office, they are prevented from doing so by the Church.
You appear to be in error:
If the French can do it, we can do it too.
They can obtain public office even without running for it: Cardinal Richelieu = He was consecrated bishop on 17 April, 1607; Richelieu was named secretary of state on 30 November, 1616- 3 November, 1622, he was created cardinal by Gregory XV. On 19 April, 1624, he re-entered the Council of Ministers, and on 12 August, 1624, was made its president.
BTW, during the depression, my pastor was elected president of the local bank by the depositors and the bank board because he was trustworthy & knew how to handle money. The bank was the only one solvent in the county during the whole depression. YUP
You appear to be in error:
If the French can do it, we can do it too.
They can obtain public office even without running for it: Cardinal Richelieu = He was consecrated bishop on 17 April, 1607; Richelieu was named secretary of state on 30 November, 1616- 3 November, 1622, he was created cardinal by Gregory XV. On 19 April, 1624, he re-entered the Council of Ministers, and on 12 August, 1624, was made its president.
BTW, during the depression, my pastor was elected president of the local bank by the depositors and the bank board because he was trustworthy & knew how to handle money. The bank was the only one solvent in the county during the whole depression. YUP
Father Ernesto Cardenal Martínez (born January 20, 1925) is a Nicaraguan CathoLIC PRIEST
On 19 July 1979, immediately after the Fall of Managua, he was named Minister of Culture by the new Sandinista regime. His brother Fernando Cardenal, also a Catholic priest (in the Jesuit order), was appointed Minister of Education.