On Second Anniversary, Pope Francis Says 'The Devil Is Punishing Mexico with Great Fury' Dave Graham - Reuters
go to original March 14, 2015

Pope Francis says the “devil is punishing Mexico” during an interview with Mexico's television network Televisa. (WhiteHouseGov/LoneWolf Sager)

The devil is punishing Mexico with criminal violence, Pope Francis said, just a few weeks after the Mexican government complained that the Pontiff had stigmatized the country as a breeding ground for gangland chaos.

"I think the devil is punishing Mexico with great fury," the 78-year-old Francis told Mexican television in an interview broadcast late on Thursday when discussing the disappearance and apparent massacre of 43 Mexican students last year.

Arguing that the devil was angry with Mexico for its Christian faith, Francis said "everyone had to put their back into resolving" the criminal malaise afflicting the country.

...Francis also said in the interview he believes his pontificate will be short and that he would be ready to resign like his predecessor rather than rule for life.

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