Monday’s visit to the cathedral in San Cristóbal de las Casas will be one of the highlights of the pope’s five-day Mexican tour.
On the third day of his historic trip to Mexico, Pope Francis is scheduled to embrace the country’s indigenous minorities on a visit to one of its poorest states, Chiapas, where he will celebrate Mass according to local customs.
Francis is expected to visit the tomb of the late Bishop Samuel Ruiz (1924-2011), who once angered the Vatican by celebrating Mass according to local customs and in indigenous languages.
We are poor people living in a rich country.”But Jiménez, who made a long hike in the cold to see the pope, welcomed the pontiff’s message to Mexican bishops on Saturday.
“He told them to their face exactly what we think of them – that they need to leave their churches and come help us.
Fuente: http://elpais.com/elpais/2016/02/15/inenglish/1455531172_896989.html
