- Javier Campos Morales, 79, and Joaquín César Mora Salazar, 80, were killed Monday.
- A man being pursued by a drug gang had sought refuge in the church.
- Francis ministered to drug addicts when he was archbishop of Buenos Aires.
Pope denounces violence in Mexico following the death of two Jesuits. Following the murder of two Jesuits by suspected drug gang members; Pope Francis stated that “violence never resolves problems; but simply adds unnecessary pain.”
As he lamented the murders of two of his “fellow” Jesuits who were shot dead; in a remote Mexican church by what appeared to be members of a drug gang; Pope Francis on Wednesday denounced the violence that wracks Mexico.
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How many murders go place in Mexico, he exclaimed. “I emphasise that violence never ends conflicts; it only causes more needless misery,”
The bodies of Joaqun César Mora Salazar, 80, and Javier Campos Morales, 79; were found Monday inside the church in Cerocahui.
Authorities said that a drug gang was after a man who had evidently sought safety in the church; and when they discovered him, they killed both the man and the priests.
When he served as the archbishop of Buenos Aires; Francis provided assistance to drug users.
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