Bucaramanga Mayor Jaime Beltrán is a Christian pastor. He has introduced a monthly program of Christian worship in the Municipal Government facilities.
The circular delegates its organization to different municipal offices. The 1991 Constitution guarantees freedom of worship, after a century of primacy of the Catholic religion. For Sergio Fernández, the circular violates the principle of secularism of the State, which must maintain neutrality towards all beliefs and separate churches from each other, writes El PAÍS. The Catholic Church continues to be exempt from paying taxes.