In Mexico, the "needy" cry for justice: Episcopate

The Mexican Episcopal Conference (CEM) believes that in Mexico " the needy " cry and thirst for justice .

This Thursday, in the third chapter of its catechesis " Thy Kingdom Come ," the CEM , through its president, Monsignor Ramón Castro Castro, used the clip to criticize the current situation in the country.

In stating that the Church is called to build " the kingdom of Christ " in Mexico, Castro y Castro said that "looking at our Mexican reality, we see many brothers and sisters who weep and thirst for justice, due to violence, corruption, and inequality."

While the prelate gives his speech, images of solidarity are shown, one of which reads " the merciful who help the needy ."

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Therefore, he called on Mexicans to fulfill their duties as citizens, working for the good of all, respecting just laws, defending human rights, and practicing solidarity, especially in "these difficult times in which we are called to be light and hope."

Earlier this month, the president of the Episcopate announced the catechesis "Thy Kingdom Come" with a Cristero proclamation.

On July 3, through X (@IglesiaMexico), Monsignor Ramón Castro announced the exercise while criticizing the situation in the country, and to do so he used the proclamation that the Cristerios launched almost a century ago in their confrontations with the Calles Government .

"In these times of trial, let us cry out with faith, like the story of this people on pilgrimage in Mexico. Long live Christ the King and Our Lady of Guadalupe!" the prelate said.

In the aforementioned clip, the Episcopate draws a parallel between the religious-military conflict that the country experienced in 1926 , with the situation of violence experienced by some entities in the country.

While the prelate refers to the Cristóbal de las Cristiadas as a time of pain and the " spiritual resistance of the people ," the clip intersects the last moments of Blessed Sánchez del Río with a clandestine grave.

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"One hundred years later, we continue to live with a wounded reality: violence that destroys communities, disappearances that tear families apart, structures of sin like drug trafficking and corruption, and a profound cry from the Mexican soul. We want peace with justice," Castro Castro comments.

For this reason, in the framework of the centenary of the Feast of Christ the King, the leader of the Episcopate announced that the Church will begin a period of reflection—the catecheses “ Thy Kingdom Come ”—along with calling for "walking together as a Church that listens, prays, and acts."