[trisham]

Bishop Ruiz prevented many different movements and religious orders from being active in the diocese, and seriously discouraged religious vocations to celibate priesthood. Above all, he promoted the massive ordination of permanent deacons, in the expectation that soon the Church would accept married priests, which according to him was better adapted to the vision of an "indigenous" or “autochthonous church.”

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It seems that the Vatican is concerned that the Church in Mexico was creating its own version of Catholicism. The justification was that it was styling itself after traditional Mexican beliefs.

[kerryusama04]

Sheesh, there's a news flash. I've heard that Mexican Catholics put actual blood on their doorposts for Passover.

[livius]

Ruiz was terrible. It may interest you to know, btw, that many of the priests in Mexico who were prosecuted by the Inquisition were charged with syncretist heresy. They were, shall we say, a little too inculturated. So you can see that this is a long-standing temptation.