{"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\/nl\/learn\/mexican-pastor-jailed-for-refusing-to-participate-in-catholic-ritual\/","title":{"rendered":"Mexicaanse predikant gevangengezet wegens weigering deel te nemen aan katholiek ritueel"},"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 wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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