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American bishops should not be excusing crime.
In the early half of the 20th century, beginning in 1917, Mexico’s government began persecuting Catholics. A new constitution outlawed Catholic teaching, banned religious orders, and claimed all Church property for the government. Violent persecution within less than a decade. The priest Luis Bátiz Sainz was arrested for teaching catechism and celebrating Mass and was executed by firing squad. Miguel de la Mora, another priest, was executed while praying the rosary. Rodrigo Aguilar Alemán was arrested while celebrating Mass in secret and hanged. While distributing ashes on Ash Wednesday, Pedro de Jesús Maldonado was attacked by soldiers and tortured and killed in his own church.
Jesuit priest Miguel Pro was captured by federal police and executed by firing squad. When asked his final words, Pro cried out, “Viva Cristo Rey!” In an attempt to stamp out Catholicism and spread fear, the Mexican government photographed the well-known priest’s execution and had it published on the front page of newspapers. Far from driving Catholics away from the sacraments, however, the stunt actually sparked an increased fervor among Mexican Catholics, who refused to stay away from Mass. One young Catholic, 15-year-old José Luis Sánchez del Río, was captured by government soldiers and told to renounce his faith. When he refused, the soles of his feet were cut off and he was made to march to his own grave. All he had to do to avoid death was reject Christ. Instead, he followed in Miguel Pro’s footsteps and cried out, “Viva Cristo Rey!”
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In the early half of the 20th century, beginning in 1917, Mexico’s government began persecuting Catholics. A new constitution outlawed Catholic teaching, banned religious orders, and claimed all Church property for the government. Violent persecution within less than a decade. The priest Luis Bátiz Sainz was arrested for teaching catechism and celebrating Mass and was executed by firing squad. Miguel de la Mora, another priest, was executed while praying the rosary. Rodrigo Aguilar Alemán was arrested while celebrating Mass in secret and hanged. While distributing ashes on Ash Wednesday, Pedro de Jesús Maldonado was attacked by soldiers and tortured and killed in his own church.
Jesuit priest Miguel Pro was captured by federal police and executed by firing squad. When asked his final words, Pro cried out, “Viva Cristo Rey!” In an attempt to stamp out Catholicism and spread fear, the Mexican government photographed the well-known priest’s execution and had it published on the front page of newspapers. Far from driving Catholics away from the sacraments, however, the stunt actually sparked an increased fervor among Mexican Catholics, who refused to stay away from Mass. One young Catholic, 15-year-old José Luis Sánchez del Río, was captured by government soldiers and told to renounce his faith. When he refused, the soles of his feet were cut off and he was made to march to his own grave. All he had to do to avoid death was reject Christ. Instead, he followed in Miguel Pro’s footsteps and cried out, “Viva Cristo Rey!”
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In the early half of the 20th century, beginning in 1917, Mexico’s government began persecuting Catholics. A new constitution outlawed Catholic teaching, banned religious orders, and claimed all Church property for the government. Violent persecution within less than a decade. The priest Luis...
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