The separation of Church and State is one of the emblems of a predominantly Catholic country. But in recent years religion has gained weight as a political actor and a source of votes.

Mexico is a very religious country in general, where 90 million people declare themselves Catholic. But Mexico is also a country where laws are tenaciously broken and there are empty schools and closed banks to celebrate the Guadalupe, no matter how much they disguise it with some secular commemoration. The National Regeneration Movement, the president's party, founded on December 12 and its acronym, Morena.