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Mexico protests to Vatican over pope's drug comments
Source: Agence France-Presse
Mexico protests to Vatican over pope's drug comments
Agence France-Presse in Vatican City
Tuesday 24 February 2015 20.04 GMT
Mexico has registered a rare diplomatic protest with the Vatican over comments by Pope Francis warning that his native Argentina was in danger of “Mexicanisation” by drug gangs.
The comment came in an email the pontiff wrote to an Argentinian friend, Gustavo Vera, who heads an NGO called “Alameda” which is involved in combating organised crime and human trafficking.
“I hope we (in Argentina) can avoid Mexicanisation,” the pope wrote in what was a reference to Mexico’s problems with warring drugs gangs.
“I have spoken with Mexican bishops and it is a terrifying reality,” he added in the message, which Vera made public.
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Agence France-Presse in Vatican City
Tuesday 24 February 2015 20.04 GMT
Mexico has registered a rare diplomatic protest with the Vatican over comments by Pope Francis warning that his native Argentina was in danger of “Mexicanisation” by drug gangs.
The comment came in an email the pontiff wrote to an Argentinian friend, Gustavo Vera, who heads an NGO called “Alameda” which is involved in combating organised crime and human trafficking.
“I hope we (in Argentina) can avoid Mexicanisation,” the pope wrote in what was a reference to Mexico’s problems with warring drugs gangs.
“I have spoken with Mexican bishops and it is a terrifying reality,” he added in the message, which Vera made public.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/24/mexico-protests-vatican-pope-drug-comments
