`They still respect their priest`:the Mexican bishop who negotiates with cartel bosses
(The Guardian Mexico)

In the country´s heroin-producing heartland, Bishop Salvador Rangel Mendoza is attempting a radical solution to drug violenceThe bishop Salvador Rangel Mendoza ministers to one of the toughest dioceses in Mexico: Chilpancingo-Chilapa lies in the country´s heroin-producing heartland, the setting for fierce battles between rival crime groups and security forces.Violence in this part of the rugged state of Guerrero has reached such levels that entire villages have fled en masse and local morgues have run out of space to take more dead bodies. Related: Morgues shut doors as ultra-violent Mexican state is overwhelmed by bodies Why did Mexico launch its war on drugs?One day I told them `perhaps try killing less,´ and they told me `when it´s not necessary` Continue reading...