Posted on 09/27/2016 1:07:02 PM PDT by detective
Three priests with the Catholic Church have been kidnapped and murdered in Mexico in less than a week. The high profile murders mark the latest chapter in Mexico’s ongoing crime wave that continues to spread. The most recent murder took place the week of September 19 in the Mexican state of Michoacán when authorities confirmed the kidnapping and murder of Rev. Jose Alfredo Lopez Guillen. Over the weekend, the Michoacán Attorney General’s Office confirmed the discovery of Lopez’ body in a rural area called las Guayabas.
Days before the kidnapping of Lopez, in the Mexican state of Veracruz, a group of gunmen kidnapped and murdered two other priests. The gunmen stormed a parish in the city of Poza Rica where they kidnapped 50-year-old Alejo Nabor Jimenez Juarez and 30-year-old Jose Alfredo Juarez de la Cruz.
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One beaten and stabbed, the other choked ... not the work of drug cartel, IMO.
Dreadful. RIP.
This conspicuous targeting can only be the work of muslims in the cartel business.
The Church there must be quite an institution for Good. Why else would Evil be so obvious?
Horrible. May they rest in peace.
And one more piece of evidence that we need a wall.
“This conspicuous targeting can only be the work of muslims in the cartel business.”
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That makes sense. I’m not an expert but it seems that Mexican people, even if they are part of the drug trade, respect Catholicism.
Kind of like the Mob.
That would be my guess too. I’m thinking the standard beheading would have been too much of a red flag.
I would guess the Mexican government. Remember those 40 some student protesters?
This may be the work of Santa Muerte followers. Santa Muerte is a sort of female Grim Reaper who has a growing following in Mexico’s criminal class. Many pray to this alleged deity for protection from law enforcement. Here is an old article on the rising trend:
and that is why Obama sends them guns.
What are you saying? Are you a US citizen?
Huh? Of course I am.
There has been much news about this trend, but the MSM won’t cover it.
My meds are making me loopy. Disregard.
Now we have voodoo-inspired hit squads in Mexico...great.
Worse still, Federal narcotics and border patrol agents are starting to see this statue in some of their busts.
...yay...
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