{"id":17795,"date":"2016-09-28T07:08:40","date_gmt":"2016-09-28T07:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.acnmalta.org\/?p=17795"},"modified":"2016-10-08T17:10:45","modified_gmt":"2016-10-08T17:10:45","slug":"mexico-three-priests-abducted-and-killed-this-month-acn-malta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/2016\/09\/28\/mexico-three-priests-abducted-and-killed-this-month-acn-malta\/","title":{"rendered":"MEXICO &#8211; Three priests abducted and killed this month &#8211; ACN Malta"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><h2><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">MEXICO &#8211;\u00a0Three priests abducted and killed this month<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Less than a week after two Catholic priests abducted in Mexico were found murdered, the body of a third priest, Fr. Jos\u00e9 Alfredo L\u00f3pez Guill\u00e9n, was discovered. His car has also been found overturned on a road nearby. According to a message written on the archdiocese\u2019s Facebook page, the priest had been killed several days before his lifeless body was found near the town of near Puruandiro.<\/p>\n<p> Fr. L\u00f3pez Guill\u00e9n, pastor of Janamuato in Mexico\u2019s central state of Michoacan, was taken from the rectory of his parish by unknown persons on 19 Sep. His car was also stolen. His abduction occurred on the same day that authorities found the dead bodies of previously-kidnapped Fathers Alejo Nabor Jim\u00e9nez Ju\u00e1rez and Jos\u00e9 Alfredo Ju\u00e1rez de la Cruz, in the Diocese of\u00a0 Papantla, in Veracruz state.<\/p>\n<p>With\u00a015\u00a0 priests killed in the last four years \u201cit has become clear that Mexico is the country where ministers of the Catholic Church are most at risk\u201d said\u00a0Fr Hugo Valdemar, a spokesman for the Archdiocese of Mexico.\u00a0\u201cWhich is even surprising because there is still more risk in Mexico than, for example, in Syria or in those countries where Christians are persecuted by the Islamic State\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p> Referring to the last three murders, Fr. Valdemar said though Veracruz and Michoac\u00e1n have faced years of violence from drug cartels \u00a0\u201cthe states where they occurred, in a highly irresponsible way, have wanted to deny this was carried out by organized crime.\u201d He said that the state governments \u201cdon&#8217;t want to accept the state of affairs with organized crime, which has become uncontrollable in these areas.\u201d Priests have often been targeted since the Catholic Church is one of the most vocal in speaking out against cartel crimes and activities.<\/p>\n<p>Fr Valdemar stated\u00a0that the kidnapping and murder of the three priests \u201cdemonstrates the gravity of the situation\u201d in Mexico.<\/p>\n<p> \u201cIf there is no respect for a priest, who are generally highly respected in Mexico, then you can imagine the rest of the population. If they kill, extort, and rob a priest, imagine what it&#8217;s like for the rest of the population, which is even more vulnerable, more unprotected than are we priests.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-17862\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acnmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Cardinal-Alberto-Su\u00e1rez-Inda-of-Morelia-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Cardinal-Alberto-Su\u00e1rez-Inda-of-Morelia\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Cardinal-Alberto-Su\u00e1rez-Inda-of-Morelia-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Cardinal-Alberto-Su\u00e1rez-Inda-of-Morelia.jpg 315w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>Cardinal Alberto Su\u00e1rez Inda of Morelia, capital of Michoacan and one of the most troubled cities in Mexico, spoke about the latest killing: \u201cWe ask God for peace, for respect for life, for the conversion of those who dedicate themselves to doing evil.\u201d\u00a0 \u201cOur community suffers the death, the anguish of any one of our faithful. In this case, it&#8217;s a good man, dedicated to doing good and who is peaceful. This barbarity is in no way justifiable, I ask for your prayers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pope Francis \u00a0has often condemned drug related crime and violence in Mexico. In his Angelus address last Sunday, he said \u201cI assure you of my prayers for the dear Mexican people, so that the violence which has in these days also affected some priests, ceases.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Francis also expressed his solidarity with the country\u2019s bishops in supporting the efforts of the Church \u201cin favor of the family and of life, which in this time require special pastoral and cultural attention throughout the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><em>ACN Malta<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MEXICO &#8211;\u00a0Three priests abducted and killed this month &nbsp; Less than a week after two Catholic priests abducted in Mexico were found murdered, the body of a third priest, Fr. Jos\u00e9 Alfredo L\u00f3pez Guill\u00e9n, was discovered. His car has also been found overturned on a road nearby. 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