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January 9, 2013

Mexico has changed, but maybe not for better, says bishop

Bishop Raul Vera Lopez of Saltillo, Mexico, poses outside the diocesan seminary, where he celebrated the 25th anniversary of becoming a bishop Jan. 5. The new church-state relationship is an example of one of the many changes Bishop Vera has witness duri ng his quarter-century of being a bishop in Mexico, serving dioceses stretching from Chiapas on the southern border to Saltillo in northern Mexico.

SALTILLO, Mexico - Although church-state relations have thawed in the past 25 years, Saltillo Bishop Raul Vera Lopez said he remains dissatisfied with government restrictions on religion.

Published in International