Pope Francis' Gaffe: Vatican Seeks to Quell Mexican Anger Over Drug Comment Justin Streight - Inquisitr
go to original February 26, 2015

The Private Email That Offended Mexico (WochitGeneralNews)

Pope Francis is trying to make amends with Mexico after writing about Argentina’s “Mexicanization” problem in a private email. The Pope insists that he did not mean to offend.

According to Time, Francis was writing a private email to his friend, Argentinian lawmaker Gustavo Vera, about the growing drug trafficking problem in the country. Vera put the email on his organization’s website, which had the unforeseen consequence of angering an entire country.

    “Hopefully we are in time to avoid Mexicanization. I was talking to some Mexican bishops and it’s a terrible situation.”

CNN reports that Mexico’s Foreign Minister Jose Antonio Meade was quick to slam the email — in a diplomatic way.

    “We would like to express our sadness and concern about the statements made regarding a private letter from Pope Francis.”

...Pope Francis is trying his best to repair the situation, especially important since 80 percent of Mexico’s population is Catholic, according to Yahoo News. The Vatican wrote a statement to explain the Pope’s phrasing.

    “The pope intended only to emphasize the seriousness of the phenomenon of the drug trafficking that afflicts Mexico and other countries in Latin America. It is precisely this importance that has made the fight against drug trafficking a priority for the government.”

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