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Posted on 02/20/2023 6:05:22 PM PST by marshmallow
ACI Prensa Staff, Feb 13, 2023 / 12:20 pm The Diocese of San Juan de Los Lagos in Jalisco state, Mexico, mourned the Feb. 10 shooting death of one of its priests, Father Juan Angulo Fonseca.
According to the Mexican newspaper El Financiero, the 53-year-old priest was shot from behind with two blasts of a shotgun. The homicide occurred in the Atotonilco el Alto district of the state of Jalisco.
According to the initial investigation, the murder was apparently due to a dispute over land.
“The Diocese of San Juan de los Lagos lifts up prayers to God, the Father of Mercy, for the heartbreaking death of Father Juan Angulo Fonseca,” the diocese said in a Feb. 11 statement.
“May God reward the dedication of his life in the name of Christ for the Church! May his soul and that of all the faithful departed, by the mercy of God, rest in peace!” the statement concluded.
“We entrust to God and to his infinite mercy, that he would grant him to celebrate the eternal Eucharist in the company of the Virgin Mary, the angels and the saints, and that he would help us, pilgrims on this earth, to always seek paths of peace and brotherhood,” wrote Archbishop Jorge Alberto Cavazos, apostolic administrator of the Diocese of San Juan de los Lagos.
“I commend to all the priests to offer a novena of Masses and prayers for our brother,” the prelate said in a statement.
Angulo was born in the town of Tepatitlán de Morelos in Jalisco state on Jan. 24, 1970. He was ordained a priest on May 2, 1998.
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WOW! Now they are shooting priests in the street.
You would think you were in Los Angeles.
Land disputes are endemic and frequently very violent in Morelos. In part this is due to the very conflicted land ownership records. In the 19th century there was a determined campaign at state level to alienate communal land tights and allow individuals with cash resources to buy large parcels to expand the sugar cane cultivation hacienda system. The Revolution of 1910-15 began the process of breaking up some latifundia. This involved both return of landed property to some communes and small parcels given to cultivator families. The legal toll was absolute land tenure document chaos. Battling between families over property lines is common and real violence common.
Interesting history...
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