Salvador Rangel Mendoza, bishop emeritus of Chilpancingo-Chilapa, Guerrerois missing, as confirmed by the Conference of the Mexican Episcopate on the afternoon of this Monday, April 29.
According to the report given by the religious institution, the bishop disappeared since April 27, in addition to the fact that a folder has already been opened by the Attorney General’s Office of Morelos, so that the corresponding procedures can be carried out and a decision can be made. with the whereabouts of Salvador Rangel.
Without confirming that it was a kidnapping or forced disappearance, the Mexican Episcopate called the people who “They keep Bishop Salvador Rangel in captivity”, so that “they allow you to take the medications you require for your well-being in an appropriate and timely manner.” In addition to reiterating your request for him to return home safe and sound soon.
“We call on the Federal Government, the Governments of the States of Morelos and Guerrero, and the municipal authorities corresponding authorities so that, within the scope of their respective competencies, they act in a coordinated and effective manner in order to bring our brother bishop back home, safe and sound,” the Mexican Episcopate wrote in a statement.
Does Bishop Salvador Rangel have any relationship with the situation of violence in Guerrero?
Journalist Eduardo Guerrero wrote in his column on April 15 that Salvador Rangel, in his capacity as a church authority, has contributed to the creation of two key pacts, which have contributed to ending the violence crisis in Tierra Caliente. , North, Sierra, Center and Mountain.
Thanks to mediation with criminal groups such as Los Tlacos, La Nueva Familia Michoacana and Los Ardillos, as well as the creation of the Cartel del Sur, the pacification of Chilpancingo was allegedly achieved.
The agreement would aim to distribute places among the main organized crime groups in Guerrero, to end the clashes between criminal gangs that have plagued the entity in recent months.
