More priests killed in Mexico as drug violence spirals
Even in a community that has grown accustomed to the news of brutal killings, the abduction and murder of a popular Catholic priest in rural Mexico created shock and outrage.
The bullet-ridden body of José López Guillen was found earlier this fall on the highway outside Puruándiro in the western state of Michoacán, a region plagued by violent conflict. The 43-year-old cleric had been abducted from his home in nearby Janamuato five days earlier.
“He was an engaging personality,” said Maria Solorio, a regular at López’s church. “He was an excellent priest and very devoted to the community. . . . What happened to him was a great injustice.”
