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Four bishops from the Mexican state of Guerrero recently met with members of organized crime in an effort to seek peace in a region shaken by violent clashes and death.
During a Feb. 14 press conference, Bishop José de Jesús González of the Diocese of Chilpancingo-Chilapa said that the prelates of the area “began to seek dialogue with the [crime] bosses that could bring us peace.” However, he lamented that his goal “was not achieved.”
Accompanying González at the meeting were the archbishop of Acapulco, Leopoldo González; the bishop of Tlapa, Dagoberto Sosa; and the bishop of Ciudad Altamirano, Joel Ocampo.
The four bishops’ ecclesiastical province in southwestern Mexico has a population of approximately 4.8 million.
The main obstacle to these negotiations, according to González, is that criminals “covet territories.” The prelate pointed out that initially one of the criminal organizations wanted “a truce with their conditions,” but for their rivals “those conditions were not to their liking.”
Incidents of violence have increased in the state of Guerrero in recent months, and taxi drivers and truck drivers have been murdered.
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During a Feb. 14 press conference, Bishop José de Jesús González of the Diocese of Chilpancingo-Chilapa said that the prelates of the area “began to seek dialogue with the [crime] bosses that could bring us peace.” However, he lamented that his goal “was not achieved.”
Accompanying González at the meeting were the archbishop of Acapulco, Leopoldo González; the bishop of Tlapa, Dagoberto Sosa; and the bishop of Ciudad Altamirano, Joel Ocampo.
The four bishops’ ecclesiastical province in southwestern Mexico has a population of approximately 4.8 million.
The main obstacle to these negotiations, according to González, is that criminals “covet territories.” The prelate pointed out that initially one of the criminal organizations wanted “a truce with their conditions,” but for their rivals “those conditions were not to their liking.”
Incidents of violence have increased in the state of Guerrero in recent months, and taxi drivers and truck drivers have been murdered.
Continued below.
Seeking peace in Mexico, four bishops meet with organized crime
Four bishops from the Mexican state of Guerrero recently met with members of organized crime in an effort to seek peace in the region.
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