Mexico’s Catholic bishops are tackling the problem of violence associated with the nation's drug cartels. Host Carol Hills speaks with professor Roberto Blancarte at the Center for Sociological Studies at the College of Mexico in Mexico City, about the Church's aggressive new role in pursuing peace through negotiation with the drug lords, a strategy that diverges from the
MEXICO CITY - Citing a “profound crisis of violence and social disintegration,” Mexico’s Catholic bishops are staking out an aggressive new role in national security, going so far as to
The Catholic Church once avoided Mexican politics. But bishops are now pressing for a new security strategy and even speaking with drug lords to reduce violence.
After the latest blows inflicted, the authorities claim the criminal organization has splintered and lost its power; independent researchers argue that it is a hidden monster with deep roots in working-class neighborhoods