Posted on 11/14/2014 3:41:48 PM PST by NYer
IGUALA Mexico (Reuters) - The body of a Roman Catholic priest from Uganda who went missing in southwestern Mexico has been found in a mass grave as authorities search for the remains of 43 missing trainee teachers feared massacred, the local diocese said on Friday.
The remains of the priest, identified as John Ssenyondo, were dug up about a week ago and identified by the recovered skull as well as dental records. He had been missing since May, the state attorney general's office said.
"It was found in a mass grave with six other bodies," said a spokesperson for the diocese of Chilpancingo-Chilapa, in the troubled southwestern state of Guerrero where the government say the trainee teachers were abducted in late September by corrupt police in league with a drug gang.
Ssenyondo was allegedly abducted by armed men after refusing to baptize a girl who was suspected of being the daughter of a local gangster, the spokesperson added.
Ssenyondo had been serving in the mostly indigenous area of Guerrero since 2010.
The state attorney general's office said the priest had been reported missing, but could not confirm that his remains had been identified.
The government has detained more than 70 people in connection with the disappearance of the students from the southwestern city of Iguala.
On Thursday, a judge in Guerrero charged the city's former mayor, Jose Luis Abarca, accused of being the mastermind behind the students' disappearance, with the murder of six people killed in clashes between the trainees, police and masked gunmen on the night of Sept. 26.
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Prayer, ping!
Gee, wait, on another thread today I was reading about how wonderful it would be if “North America” was devoid of borders and “workers” could move back and forth across this economic playground effortlessly.
This written by a former head of the CIA and the former USTR under Mr. Bush 43.
Perhaps massacres in Kansas will be all the rage again.
Lord, have Mercy. My parish is part of a “Twinning” project with a parish in Uganda. The priestss and parishioners who visit here are lovely, faithful people. Our parishioners who visit Uganda report the same.
“The priests and parishioners who visit here are lovely, faithful people.”
Wonderful.
From our side, a tragedy. From another side, this priest has returned his soul to God, and is in His presence.
“how wonderful it would be if “North America” was devoid of borders”
I’d actually like another border, one that can’t be crossed from outside to inside by liberals. Then we just give them all a free vacation in Acapulco...
By the way, it's my opinion that 99.9% of the Mexican government IS the drug cartel. The head of the cartel NOW is, of course, el presidente Enrique Peña Nieto.
The wealthy families of Mexico control all the banks, military, land and government. They always have and it's my guess that they always will.
I left Mexico, finally, because I was fed up the what I called the FOUR P's: pollution, politics, police and poverty. HOME was the U.S.A., thankew very much.
Here's the kicker. When I traveled SOUTH to Central America, some years later, the Central Americans called Mexico the GIANT OF THE NORTH, el gigante del norte.
THAT should give you a clue as to the state of poverty and corruption in THOSE countries.
Prayers for the repose of his soul and prayers for his parents and siblings.
“Body of Ugandan Priest Found in Mexican Mass Grave”
They should be on the lookout for Jimmy Hoffa and Judge Crater.
CloudMountain - I lived in Mexico City about then too, and Guerrero was a huge drug center then. And the Federales were a huge part of the problem then, as well. I will not go south of the border now. It is a toxic mess.
Really?
I lived in Colónia Polanco, where all the embassies are. Then I moved south to Colónia Florida...much quieter. I DID enjoy the zona rosa. Of course, WAY back then I had LONG blonde hair, boots and wore the VERY short, fashionable dresses. I rarely bought lunch or dinner.
I was in the country with a friend but in D.F. I was on my own. I met this guy who, it turned out, was distantly related to me through his mother. Small world.
I won't go back to D.F. either even though it's MUCH cleaner and all the vehicles have smog devices. The corrupt government hasn't altered one iota.
An old friend, her two adult children and I used to meet in Cancun every Christmas. Neither of us want to go back because of Mexico's treatment of our U.S. Marine. Even the fact that he's been released doesn't change my mind. I just don't want to deal with their Customs or ANY policia in ANY way, shape or form. ¡BASTANTE!
Yes, it's still a toxic mess. Better to vacation here.
Everything that you two have said here is why I vehemently oppose Mexican illegal immigration.
Growing up in Southern Arizona and having relatives who married into families in places like Colonia Polanco gave me a view into that world that terrified me.
Good hearted Americans do not understand the depth of the corruption and evil there. They also do not understand that this reality comes North with the masses flooding in, as the guero Caudillos of D.F. see opportunity for new shakedowns and more markets for all forms of contraband, not just drugs.
We can assimilate a small flow. but tens of millions? They will assimilate us, and it will be into the hyper macho sadistic gangster society which started with Cortez.
Yes, the Zona Rosa. Enjoyed the peseros on the Reforma, the Diana, the mariachi plaza. We were young and blonde too. One time (ok, a zillion times) we were followed by a string of young men and we got on a bus. THEY got on the bus. We put up an umbrella in front of ourselves, so we could just be left alone. hahah. ‘Hey guera guera” haha.
We were in Chapultepec-Morales, down Horacio to the right away from the park. We should have gotten together for coffee.
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Coffee and lunch at SANBORN'S.
One could always be sure of their food, even la lechuga. Jajaja.
AMEN.
yes ma’am, Sanborns indeed. When you just wanted to be HOME.
Boy, did I have a lot of fun. My girlfriend was down in Acapulco, so I could always visit her...and I had plenty of family in D.F. to visit. I hadn't known them living up here but did get to meet them all and I learned to love them.
Now, decades later those I loved are gone. I'm not so well acquainted with their children. My age is between the adults kids and the dead folks...neither fish nor fowl.
My friends from Texas and I are NOT going to meet in Cancun this Christmas because of Mexico's treatment of our U.S. Marine.
Instead I will be deep in the heart of Texas this Christmas. It will be really cold for me, but we won't be outside any more than when we are in the blasting heat of their summer. ALL in controlled climates.
Are we spoiled or what.
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