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David Romo Guillén, leader of the Traditional Catholic Church that is also known as the Santa Muerte, and the other suspects were arrested between December 18 and 20, but the arrests were not made public until this week....

....Santa Muerte fuses elements of pre-Columbian indigenous practices and African customs with Catholicism. It has become very popular throughout the country, especially among Mexico’s drug cartels, who ask La Santa Muerte for her protection as they commit their crimes....

....The Roman Catholic Church condemns the cult and La Santa Muerte is not a recognized saint, nor is Romo a recognized bishop.

According to another article:

"The church has an estimated two million followers in Mexico and the U.S. The religion’s skeletal icon, a grim reaper dressed in white stain, is also revered by drug cartels and viewed as a protector against death or arrest."
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1 posted on 01/11/2011 9:23:02 AM PST by Alex Murphy
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To: Gamecock

Santa Muerte Death Saint Ping!


2 posted on 01/11/2011 9:24:53 AM PST by Alex Murphy ("Posting news feeds, making eyes bleed, he's hated on seven continents")
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To: Alex Murphy

Will the ACLU be down there to defend his Constitutional rights??


3 posted on 01/11/2011 9:28:29 AM PST by GeronL (How DARE you have an opinion!!)
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To: Alex Murphy
Coming to an AZTLAN neighborhood near us?

AZTLAN Rising video

What is Aztlan, Raza, and MEChA

Nothing new here folks, just more hate speech from the left....

6 posted on 01/11/2011 9:47:39 AM PST by XHogPilot
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