Mexico, 1931: The Vatican and the “just war” Is it right for a Christian to take up arms against a government that persecutes the Church? Two years before the end of the Cristera War in Mexico, Cardinals Pacelli, Gasparri, and Boggiani discussed the subject at the Secretary of State [...] Thus we can count the laying down of arms against their will, in the spirit of obedience toward the bishops and the Holy See, as one of the numerous heroic acts committed in nearly three years of war. It was a sacrifice that was followed by hundreds of Cristeros (mostly leaders) being assassinated in many episodes of score-settling after the arreglos, in the face of indifference on the part of the government, which in June 1929 was required to guarantee safe conduct to all militants who had laid down their arms. It is not surprising, therefore, that large sections of the Mexican Catholic Church felt somehow betrayed by the hierarchy, guilty of what appeared to be in effect a surrender to a state which...
Cristero Rebellion of 1926 Offers a Sober Warning Today & Cristero War | The war that divided Mexico Juan Miguel Zunzunegui..."Imagine the psychological, spiritual, and traditional impact on a people deeply rooted in their faith...[on learning] now on there will be no Mass, but there will also be no confessions...Catholic worship is canceled in Mexico"
The Cristero Rebellion of 1926 Offers a Sober Warning Today Blessed Miguel Agustín Pro (1891–1927), photographed moments before his execution by firing squad with his arms outstretched in the form of a cross, is shown alongside the original tilma image of Our Lady of Guadalupe. (photo: Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain) Father Raymond J. de Souza Commentaries August 4, 2026 Catholics in Canada and the United States are inclined to admire the popular piety of Mexico, looking forward to the upcoming 500th anniversary of the apparitions at Guadalupe in 2031. But 100 years ago, Mexico was suffering a fierce anti-Catholic persecution. The administration of the sacraments was suspended for three years, and faithful Catholics were hunted down and killed. https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/desouza-cristero-rebellion] https://youtu.be/ySYF63Q5YgI?is=1W1zlUR8hvxILeBa The Cristero War was one more attempt to steal the soul of Mexico, because the soul of this country has be...