Mexico’s Pistol-Packing Priest

By Robert Farago

Republished with permission from borderlandbeat.com. Click here for a story about the murder of priests south of the border.

Alfredo Gallegos Lara (61) is a catholic priest on the small town of Chucándiro, in Michoacán state. He’s famed for his social work: he gathers funds to build roads, restores churches in disrepair and pressures politicians to bring healthcare services and educational facilities to his parishes. When he pulls off his religious vestments behind the altar of the Catholic church in this town in central Mexico, he reveals his jeans, a fancy western style shirt, crocodile …read more

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