The Origins of the Cristiada: Maderismo
“The support for Huerta was one of the greatest historical errors of the clergy and lay Catholics,” argues Ávila of the choice that helped ignite the Cristiada.
“The support for Huerta was one of the greatest historical errors of the clergy and lay Catholics,” argues Ávila of the choice that helped ignite the Cristiada.
Declassified DFS files show how the far-right Knights of Columbus built a network in Mexico linking PAN members with businessmen, Catholic hierarchs, and foreign leaders.
“The Cristero War stands as an example of the high cost that political struggles among the elites of power can have for society when they act irresponsibly,” concludes Meyer.
Former Mexican President Vicente Fox handed his elite-funded complex, bankrolled by Slim, Azcárraga and Salinas, to a Catholic order on a 100-year loan.
The Legionaries have a real estate empire, inheritances, private donations, and hundreds of educational centers aimed at the elite, a corporate endeavour guided by the far-right ideology pioneered by their criminal founder.
Father Solalinde is well known in Mexico and internationally for giving away all his worldly goods and living in the shelter he built for migrants passing through Oaxaca on their dangerous journey. An interview.