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TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (UPI) -- One of Honduras's most prominent
religious leaders urged President Manuel Zelaya Saturday to stay out
of the country and accept his ouster.
Oscar Andres Rodriguez, the Roman Catholic archbishop of Tegucigalpa,
made a statement on local television, addressing viewers in front of a
Honduran flag and a painting of Jesus Christ, The Miami Herald
reported.
"On the day of your inauguration, you cited three commandments of the
rules of God -- not to lie, not to steal, not to kill," Rodriguez
said. "If you respect life, if you love life ... please meditate
because if not, it could be too late."
The archbishop suggested Friday the Organization of American States
reconsider its backing of Zelaya.
"To the Organization of American States, please pay attention to
everything illegal that was happening before the 28th of June,"
Rodriguez said. "This is a community that will define our own destiny
without any unilateral pressures. We renounce any blockades, which
will only hurt the poor."
Zelaya was wakened from sleep last weekend and forced to leave the
country in his pajamas. Leaders of the military coup and their
supporters say he was conspiring to change the constitution to allow
him to remain as president indefinitely.