The Mexican Martyrs of the 20th Century
Go after the Bishops, Priests, Religious and the Church
Two years earlier in February, 1927, the president of Mexico, Plutarco Elias Calles issued an order for all Priests throughout Mexico to leave their parishes and report to Mexico City. As this would place them under the supervision of the State, robbing them of their allegiance to Rome and the Pope, they refused. They stood on their Constitutional rights which insured clear separation of Church and State. All the Priests, Bishops and Religious were in communion, rejecting the State's authority over the Church. They knew the outcome. They chose to become fugitives rather than deny the Faith. As the early Church Martyrs before them, they would not swear allegiance to Caesar (the head of state); for to do so would be to declare him God. They became hunted, and when caught, arrested, mercilessly tortured, and very often executed. And while this was going on, the United States was giving credit to Mexico in the sums of tens of millions!
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