‘Hugs are not enough’: Mexico’s Jesuits, Catholic bishops call for new security strategy after two priests slain

June 29, 2022 • This commentary was originally published in El Reportero.

David Agren

David Agren is TPPF’s Senior Fellow on Mexico Policy. He’s a Canadian freelance journalist reporting and writing on Mexico, Mexican politics, the Catholic church, culture, crime, immigration and Latin American crises.

Two elderly Jesuits were murdered in their parish sheltering a person being pursued by a gunman. Catholic leaders are urging a new security strategy, but Mexico’s president won’t back down on his “hugs, not bullets” policies.

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