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Speaking at the USPG Conference ahead of the football World Cup which begins on June 11th, the Most Revd Alba Sally Sue Hernández Garcia – the Archbishop of Mexico (co-hosts of the World Cup alongside Canada and the U.S.A) – voiced her thoughts on the security situation in Mexico surrounding the tournament.
The archbishop commented: “The situation is very difficult, with challenges including the presence of drug cartels, forced disappearances, violence against girls and women, the exclusion of indigenous communities, and armed attacks to seize territory from communities that have been displaced from their lands, among others. While the World Cup will generate passion and some economic activity, there will be no profound changes or answers to the true needs of the Mexican people.”
Her comments came during USPG’s ‘For Christ is our Peace’ conference which re-examined the Church’s role as an agent of ‘Just Peace’ in the modern world. The conference provided an opportunity for delegates to reflect theologically and practically on the relationship between justice, peace, and conflict through a variety of keynote addresses, workshops, and panel sessions.