Members of Catholic Church targeted by Mexican drug cartels

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Dec 4, 2013

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Members of Catholic Church targeted by Mexican drug cartels

Members of the religious community in Mexico have been increasingly targeted by powerful gangs for extortion, threats and even murder.

The Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral in Mexico City.

Members of the religious community in Mexico have been increasingly targeted by powerful gangs for extortion, threats and even murder.

In Mexico, it seems nothing is sacred to the drug cartels. Not even the Catholic Church. Members of that religious community have been increasingly targeted by powerful gangs for extortion, threats and even murder.

Reporter Richard Fausset wrote about the most recent incident in the LA Times. He joins the show from Mexico City to explain.