Former Bishop Fernando Lugo is hoping to become the first opposition politician in Paraguay to take power peacefully since the country's independence in 1811.
According to the government's own statistics 21 per cent of the population of 6.5 million live in extreme poverty.
The Vatican denied Lugo's request for laicisation and experts in canon law say he is now essentially in a state of rebellion against Rome.
People in Paraguay see Lugo as being an honest and humble man and he is seen as a man who has nothing to do with corruption.
If he wins the election in April and becomes President of Paraguay and then improves the lot of the poor of the country surely he will be doing something good and something most pleasing in the eyes of God.
If it is a question of being in 'rebellion against Rome' or doing something that is pleasing to God, can one have a choice which road to take?
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