Laity prepare election document.
The document also calls for citizens not to vote for candidates connected with corruption, those who try to buy votes or who have very expensive campaigns. The document says that honesty is essential, but is not enough. In the preparation of their document, the laypersons received the assistance of two bishops, Dom Candido Padin and Dom Luiz Demetrio Valentini. The press was quick to note the negative reaction of some of the bishops to this document. Also there was a reluctance on the part of the Bishops' Conference to give approval to this document due to the negative reaction of some bishops.