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| Gumersindo Cortés González was reported missing the day before he was found dead |
Catholic priest Gumersindo Cortes Gonzalez, who served for the Diocesis of Celaya, was killed by unknown assailants over the weekend. His body was found in Cerrito de Guadalupe, a rural community in Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato.
Investigators say Cortes was brutally tortured by his captors and killed with a firearm to the head and thorax. His vehicle was found close to where his corpse was abandoned.
Cortes, 64, was a Catholic priest since 9 March 1983. He served for many years in the multiple Catholic communities in Celaya and San Miguel de Allende.
Local media reports say that this incident is the first one of its kind in the Diocesis of Celaya. They did confirm that some of their priests have reported being extorted by drug cartels, but this was the first registered murder.
Cortes was the second Catholic priest murdered in Mexico since Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) took office. In August 2019, priest Jose Martin Guzman Vega was stabbed to death outside a church in Matamoros, Tamaulipas. A week before his death, Guzman Vega had criticized Tamaulipas governor Francisco Javier Cabeza de Vaca for the growing insecurity in his community.
Why are priests attacked?
Clergymen in Mexico are not immune to the drug violence nor to attacks from drug cartels. Priests have been victims of extortion from organized crime groups. If a priest refuses to pay the demanding cartel, the threats can become severe and include burning of church precints, kidnappings, and even murder.
Priests' outspokenness against organized crime activity can also incur reprisals, especially in areas where these crimes are high. Others have received death threats and attacks because they have protected migrants (common preys of organized crime) from abuse.
As reported by Borderland Beat, priests are sometimes viewed as "social stabilizers" in communities. This is can be used against them by organize crime groups, who understand that killing a priest can cause social destabilization, thus sowing fear to be able to act at will.
Sources: El Heraldo de Mexico; Sieste 24; Noroeste; Borderland Beat archives
Satan runs Mexico.
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile, the Pope and Bishops worry more about Global warming and Gay rights.
Pope Francis has repeatedly spoken out against drug use and cartels even more pointedly than on global warming.
DeleteQueso is spot on right. These politicians and corporate religious groups are the problem. Distract the simpletons from harsh realities with all this social conscientious woke bullshit!!
DeleteGood thing he spoke out, as long as he speaks out the problem is solved huh? How about these comfortable ppl, including the governments, actually save some lives. I don’t think the dead give a rats a$$ if you said something. I think they prefer if you actually do something. Talk is cheap. And Queso is right, they only care about political issues, ones that make them look good. They couldn’t care less about actual life.
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DeleteThe user "Queso" used the word "worry" without specifying what he meant. I agree with you that talk is cheap but if the pope didn't speak out people would complain he's not saying anything... It's just complain, complain, and complain. What action you suggest a religious leader should do?
Yeah, as if the Pope can do anything to affect the rabid hyper violent gang wars in Mexico. Do dumbasses like you even think before you type your inane drivel?
DeleteThe pope can use his billions of dollar to create security for the people. But instead so many poor people bring their money to the church.
DeleteThose guys are just another kind of pretador, squeezing the money out of the stupid and the poor.
Queso is all talk. Thr Pope holds no power to actively confront the cartels.
DeletePeople just envious of the Pope for being a spiritual-keyword- leader since they themselves lead no one.
It looks like no one disagrees that Satan’s Agents -corrupt politicians, Freemasons, cartel barbarians and others- run Mexico.
DeleteQueso, tell us something we don't know and propose possible solutions in order to rid Mexico of "Satan's agents" since repeating the obvious is not very helpful.
DeleteQueso,
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Satan?
DeleteWhaddafack,
--even SNL quit using Satan's nalgas a looong time ago.
Pinche muertos de hambres putos TODOS los miembros de TODO carteL.
ReplyDeleteVayanse a la verga.
Les escupo y los meo si los veo.
Nunca tendran mi respeto y mucho menos mi alavo.
Cual pinche Chapos o Menchas tambien. Son igual de muertos de hambres y putos todos.
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Deleteporque tan enojada?
Será que no has agarrado nada?
8:32 si haci fueras para teabajar como dices mamadas...
Delete8:32 yo trabajo Gilbertona, 10 horas diarias, pandemic or no pandemic, am an essential worker and i don't peddle my ass to people that don't even want it for free, now grab your high heels and go back to your corner
DeleteLike Russia in the 90s
ReplyDeleteHe was not innocent. This man was rumored to be heavinly involved with organized crime.family members said this man was a powerful figure with the people in his community and for such reason was used and he himself used this as an advantage.
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"Not everyone who goes to church is good ..."
Source?
DeleteEmail? Rather not say it on here.
DeleteMay God grant him rest and bring peace to Mexico.
ReplyDeleteHow was he a priest since he was 7 years old?
Fixed. I meant 1983. My bad...
Delete3:09 andas pedo CACARO!!!
DeleteDamn cartels extorting the padres; that is a new low in a country as Catholic as Mexico.
ReplyDeleteMexico is not Catholic. Satan runs Mexico.
DeleteGet with it.
12:49 ay no mames!!!
Deletepinchi porfirito wannabe...
If he was a priest since 1963, and was 64 when he died, I assume 2021, does that mean he became a priest at 6 years old? Thats starting them out kind of young isn't it?
ReplyDeleteTypo lol meant 1983, good catch.
Delete3:10 let the catcher lend you his glove...LOL!!!
DeleteLocal FB pages are posting rumors that he may have been killed by the angry spouse of one of his married female parishioners.
ReplyDeleteAnother rumor is he’s an alien 👽
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DeletePut "Gumersindo" in your FB search bar and search posts. Enjoy.
DeleteYes, post links or pictures if it’s a private group.
DeleteOtherwise you are just spreading fake news.
Most priest have "side chicks".
Delete@12:21 Yeah they're called Alter Boys and yes they all have em ! Yuck
DeleteQueso hiede a patas
Delete7:01 many priests and nuns have been killed, tortured, raped or murdered all over Latin America for preaching Theology of Liberation Theories.
ReplyDelete--Husbands and boyfriends almost never find out about the priests in their women's lives...