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Mexico's Forgotten Pain: The Persecution of Catholics and the Cristero War

In Did You See This?, Uncategorized on June 1, 2012 at 9:16 pm

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Mexico is a nation with a very strong Catholic identity, yet for over 70 years during the 20th century the Catholic Church was actually outlawed: not allowed to own property, run schools, convents or monasteries, have more than a certain number of priests (and no foreign priests), nor defend itself publicly or in the courts. It was hardly allowed to exist.

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Wow who knew "yet for over 70 years during the 20th century the Catholic Church was actually outlawed: not allowed to own property, run schools, convents or monasteries, have more than a certain number of priests (and no foreign priests), nor defend itself publicly or in the court". All of my fellow Catholics who think they've been white for 2,000 Years should read this.

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