ANTI-CLERICALISM

Grey River Argus, 28 July 1931, Page 5

ANTI-CLERICALISM

IN MEXICO STATE I Sensational Features i (Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assn.) (Received July 27, at 9.5 p.m.) MEXICO CITY, Jul) 27. A message from the State of Vera states:—Religious difficulties of a sensational character have followed an attempted as.-assinabon of the Governor ■of Tejeda* by a you»,h, who refused to, es/plain th© reason of his attack, which reason, however, is presumed to be displeasure at the Ve*ra Cruz Goveirnment’s recent reduction, of the number of Priests who are permitted to perform their officers. Only a few Priests- are being now allowed; to. do so in the entire state of Veja JJniz.

To-day, n a reprisal for the youth’s' attack on the Governor, Anti-Clerical Party murdered one priest, and wounded another priest. They also burned four important churdhes, all of which had been closed, two of th© four churches being totally destroyed.

Immediately after that, the Vera Cruz Bishop, Monsignor Rafeal Guiza; Yvaloncia, despatched the follow ng message to the Governor of Tejada:— “Before the republic of the world, I. offer to present myself personally to you that you may wound me and kill me, if, in exchange, you premiss all the Vera Cruz Catholics full liberty, and not to spill the blood of priests. ’ ’