{"id":77064,"date":"2026-07-21T18:51:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T18:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=77064"},"modified":"2026-07-27T08:28:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T08:28:35","slug":"mexican-pastor-jailed-for-refusing-to-participate-in-catholic-ritual","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/mexican-pastor-jailed-for-refusing-to-participate-in-catholic-ritual\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0633\u062c\u0646 \u0642\u0633 \u0645\u0643\u0633\u064a\u0643\u064a \u0644\u0631\u0641\u0636\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0634\u0627\u0631\u0643\u0629 \u0641\u064a \u0637\u0642\u0633 \u0643\u0627\u062b\u0648\u0644\u064a\u0643\u064a"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>In a village in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, a pastor was arrested and forced from his community for refusing to bow to the statue of a saint. In November 2025, Protestant Pastor Mariano Vel\u00e1squez Mart\u00ednez begrudgingly agreed to be one of the community\u2019s \u201cmayordomos,\u201d the overseer of religious festivals. Local Catholics promised he would be exempt from participating in Catholic festivals and would only have to provide the candles and flowers for the celebration. On Jan. 15, the\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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On Jan. 15, the\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":104120,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1064],"tags":[],"series":[1057],"class_list":["post-77064","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-islam","series-islam"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":79091,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/mexican-evangelicals-persecution-in-the-south\/","url_meta":{"origin":77064,"position":0},"title":"Mexican Evangelicals: Persecution in the South","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"\u0645\u0627\u0631\u0633 17, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"By\u00a0ICC Fellow\u00a0Linda Burkle, PhD\u00a0 Mexico has erupted in violence and destruction in retaliation for the Feb. 22 assassination of Nemesio Ruben Osequera Cervantes, known as \u201cEl Mencho,\u201d leader of the notorious Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG).\u00a0\u00a0 This cartel\u00a0is considered\u00a0one of the most powerful and brutal in Mexico. The assassination was carried out by the Mexican military with U.S.\u00a0support. According to news reports, 37 Mexican military\u00a0personnel\u00a0were killed during the operation.\u00a0\u00a0 The CJING has unleashed terror across Mexico, \u201cmore than 250 roadblocks,\u2026","rel":"","context":"\u0641\u064a &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":58190,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/philadelphia-archbishop-in-pastoral-letter-tells-immigrants-you-are-not-alone\/","url_meta":{"origin":77064,"position":1},"title":"Philadelphia archbishop in pastoral letter tells immigrants: \u2018You are not alone\u2019","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"\u0623\u063a\u0633\u0637\u0633 4, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Archbishop Nelson P\u00e9rez of Philadelphia (pictured at his installation Mass in 2020) issued a pastoral letter in support of immigrants on July 23, 2025. \/ Credit: Sarah Webb\/Archdiocese of Philadelphia Washington, D.C. 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