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The image contains news about In a letter dated October 15, 1866, President Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera addresses the Archbishop of Bogotá, Doctor Antonio Herrán, to address the tensions between the Colombian government and the Catholic Church. Mosquera points to the constitutional reforms since 1852 and the establishment of the federal system in 1863, criticizing certain members of the clergy for their hostility toward the government and their resistance to laws such as the confiscation of ecclesiastical property. He accuses the clergy of inciting civil disobedience and promoting war. He insists on the need for clerics to take an oath of obedience to the laws, and suggests the convening of a national council of Colombian clergy to resolve these tensions, following examples from other countries. Mosquera also defends the expulsion of Bishop Arbeláez for usurping civil authority and concludes by reaffirming his commitment to the legality and stability of the country, urging the clergy to collaborate to ensure peace and respect for the law. News published in official record no. 780 26/X/866 page. 1021 and 1022