Pope Francis' Mexico Remark not Meant to Offend, Vatican Says. wochitgeneralnews on Feb 25, 2015 The Vatican said on Wednesday a remark by Pope Francis to the effect that he hoped his homeland Argentina …More
Pope Francis' Mexico Remark not Meant to Offend, Vatican Says.
wochitgeneralnews on Feb 25, 2015 The Vatican said on Wednesday a remark by Pope Francis to the effect that he hoped his homeland Argentina could avoid "Mexicanization" was not intended to offend Mexicans or to undervalue the government's efforts to fight drug trafficking.
Mexico's Foreign Minister Jose Antonio Meade complained this week that the remark, made by the pope in an email to the head of an Argentinian human rights group, risked stigmatizing Mexico, where tens of thousands have died in drug-related violence in recent years.
The Vatican said in a statement that it had informed Mexico's ambassador to the Holy See that the "pope had absolutely no intention of offending the feelings of the Mexican people, whom he loves very much, nor to ignore the commitment of the Mexican government to fighting drug trafficking."
According to a report last year from the Pew Research Center, a Washington-based think tank, more than 80 percent of Mexicans are Catholic.
wochitgeneralnews on Feb 25, 2015 The Vatican said on Wednesday a remark by Pope Francis to the effect that he hoped his homeland Argentina could avoid "Mexicanization" was not intended to offend Mexicans or to undervalue the government's efforts to fight drug trafficking.
Mexico's Foreign Minister Jose Antonio Meade complained this week that the remark, made by the pope in an email to the head of an Argentinian human rights group, risked stigmatizing Mexico, where tens of thousands have died in drug-related violence in recent years.
The Vatican said in a statement that it had informed Mexico's ambassador to the Holy See that the "pope had absolutely no intention of offending the feelings of the Mexican people, whom he loves very much, nor to ignore the commitment of the Mexican government to fighting drug trafficking."
According to a report last year from the Pew Research Center, a Washington-based think tank, more than 80 percent of Mexicans are Catholic.