Less than 50 days since the start of the campaign for the presidential elections, the Archdiocese of [ xxxxxx] has invited Catholics and people of good will to exercise the right to vote in accordance with the dictates of one’s own conscience. In a statement signed by the Archbishop of [xxxxxx], Cardinal [xxxxx xxxxx xxxx], and his Auxiliary Bishops, the Archdiocese urges the faithful to participate in building the common good in society. "We refer to the responsibility of the lay faithful to participate in building the democratic life of the country with the vote in the elections of [xxxxxx] 2012" is what is written in the text.