“Mexico has no official religion, and the Constitution of 1917 and the anti-clerical laws imposed limitations on the church and sometimes codified state intrusion into church matters. The government does not provide any financial contributions to the church, and the church does not participate in public education.
The last census reported, by self-ascription, that 95% of the population is Christian. Roman Catholics are 89% of the total population, 47% percent of whom attend church services weekly. In absolute terms, Mexico has the world’s second largest number of Catholics after Brazil.
About 6% of the population (more than 4.4 million people) is Protestant, of whom Pentecostals and Charismatics (called Neo-Pentecostals in the census), are the largest group (1.37 million people).”
Mexico is a mess. If the Catholic Church wants to make political and economic pronouncements, it seems like a good place to start.
If 89% of Mexicans were Southern Baptists, I’d be saying the same thing to the SBC.
Free markets mean that if you don’t want your job - leave. If you aren’t willing, that is your choice. And if an employer is endangering its employees, then you can work to get laws changed - and they were.
Compare that to unions - rewarding the lazy and punishing the hardworking. No thanks.
You wrote:
“The last census reported, by self-ascription, that 95% of the population is Christian. Roman Catholics are 89% of the total population, 47% percent of whom attend church services weekly. In absolute terms, Mexico has the world’s second largest number of Catholics after Brazil.”
But the government and oligaries are decidedly anti-Catholic. The Church cannot change the government structures that insist on maintaining those oligarchies. And in America too we are insisting on maintaining those oligarchies by refusing to enforce our immigration laws.
“Mexico is a mess. If the Catholic Church wants to make political and economic pronouncements, it seems like a good place to start.”
And do you think the government there is listening? Do you think the oligarchies there are listening? Pray tell show me how.
“If 89% of Mexicans were Southern Baptists, I’d be saying the same thing to the SBC.”
No, I don’t think you would.
“Free markets mean that if you don’t want your job - leave. If you aren’t willing, that is your choice.”
And if ALL of the jobs are the same in terms of abuse? Seriously, you’re dreaming nonsense if you think the Sadler Report did not accurately report the situation ALL OVER THE UK.
“And if an employer is endangering its employees, then you can work to get laws changed - and they were.”
They were changed - after murders, arsons, street fights, riots and, oh yeah, unions were formed.
“Compare that to unions - rewarding the lazy and punishing the hardworking. No thanks.”
Unions got the laws changed. Plain and simple. They used street muscle often to make it happen. That’s just plain history.