MEXICO
Open Democracy

ARIADNA ESTÉVEZ 13 April 2016

The Pope’s first official visit to Mexico was all talk and no action, but it was exactly what many Mexicans expected. A contribution to the openGlobalRights debate on religion and human rights. Español

Filled with contradictions, Pope Francis’ first official visit to Mexico was disheartening in relation to the human rights situation that is taking place. But at the same time, anything else would have been totally out of character. Upon arriving to Mexico two weeks ago the Pope found a country immersed in a serious human rights crisis characterized by forced disappearances, femicide, racism and socioeconomic inequality. On top of all that, he faced multiple reports of pedophilia among Catholic priests in Oaxaca and Michoacán, among other places. As a Jesuit priest but also the ultimate hierarch of the Catholic Church, the Mexican people expected a lot, and many…