Fr. Iván Añorve Jaimes, pastor of Holy Family Parish in the town of Las Vegas, and Fr. Germain Muñiz Garcia, the pastor of Mezcala were killed in an attack by unidentified individuals in Taxco township. The victims were traveling on the Iguala-Taxco highway when they were suddenly cut off by another vehicle, from which shots were fired. The assailants fled the scene, according to a press release from the Guerrero State Attorney General’s Office.
As reported by catholicnewsagency.com, a statement from the Archdiocese of Acapulco reads, “As a Church, we are greatly troubled by this tragic event which is mourned by the entire archdiocesan community and that of the Diocese of Chilpancingo-Chilapa. We call on the authorities, that once the truth is known, that justice be served.”
The statement concluded by reminding that “Let us not relent in our efforts to build peace in our family, in our community, in our state, in our homeland. Let us ask the Lord for this peace every day.”
Source: www.catholicnewsagency.com
