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Missing priest in Mexico is found dead

His death brings the number of priests killed in Mexico since 2013 to 11

A priest who went missing in Mexico has been found dead on an isolated country road.

The priest is the latest victim in a string of murders in the country.

The body of Fr Erasmo Pliego de Jesus was discovered in Nopalucan municipality in the Mexican state of Puebla on Monday.

According to the state prosecutor he was found with head injuries and burn marks on several parts of his body.

His death brings the number of priests killed in Mexico since 2013 to 11, with another two still missing.

The motive for the killings is unclear but it is thought that some priests have been targeted for opposing drug cartels and criminal gangs.

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I don’t know why some Catholic Herald articles are posted and others aren’t. This is an alarming situation.

Mexico: Eleventh priest found murdered
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Mexico, more dangerous for Priests right now than Iraq one source said.

 

[7_Sorrows]

very sad. praying for the repose of his soul.

 

[tawny]

Praying for the repose of his soul & for his family.

 

[GLam8833]

Thanx for the heads up, the Drug lords of Mexico
are the scourge of the country, may God see this
and ACT on behalf of the martyred priests and
bring Justice in Mexico.

Our Father, who is in heaven,
Your name be held holy,
Your kingdom come,
Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our trespasses as
we forgive those who trespass against us,
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
Amen.