Church in Mexico vehemently protests when government projects pro-abortion slogans onto cathedral walls

Church protests Juárez eagle and abortion slogans on Cathedral

(The eagle on the Mexican flag and coat of arms is a powerful symbol deeply rooted in Aztec mythology and Mexican history. It represents the founding of Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital, and embodies concepts of strength, resilience, and national identity.  The Aztecs practiced human sacrifice and cannibalism which is why the Church so objected)

The material is broadcast every night about the church for the 700th anniversary of the founding of Tenochtitlan. Photo

The material is broadcast every night about the church for the 700th anniversary of the founding of Tenochtitlan. Photo: 'La Jornada' and María Luisa Severiano

The Metropolitan Cathedral, which depends on the Primate Archdiocese of Mexico City, asked the Mexico City government to remove the Luminous Memory display, which commemorates the 700th anniversary of the founding of Tenochtitlan. The display projects various legends and images onto the facade of the religious building that deeply wound and hurt the faith and fundamental principles that we Catholics profess. The city government therefore made changes to the material.

Although it is not specified which images and legends they refer to, among those projected onto the building are the Juárez eagle and the legend "safe abortion."

Following dissent from the church hierarchy, the Mexico City government, through the Ministry of Culture, modified the projection, reducing the images displayed on the Cathedral, although it clarified that the content remains the same.

The decision of the local authorities is that the legend "safe abortion," which is part of the display, will no longer be displayed in the religious building. Instead, it has been displayed on the National Palace since yesterday.

The Ministry of Culture informs that at no time is it intended to harm any devotion of the Mexican people or to express itself against the principles of any creed or religion, the agency stated in response to the Catholic Church's request, adding that it would attend to its request and act accordingly.

Previously, the Cathedral's social communications office emphasized that it is a building belonging to the federal government and whose exclusive use, in accordance with the Law on Religious Associations and Public Worship, corresponds to the Primate Archdiocese of Mexico, which of course remains vigilant about the content of the messages disseminated within its facilities (including the façade and atriums).

However, it clarified that regarding the "Memoria Luminosa" show, its content and execution are foreign and external to the Archdiocese of Mexico, and it evidently has not participated in the pre-production or script of said show.

It states that we were only informed that the façade, along with that of the Metropolitan Tabernacle, would serve as canvases for the projection, taking into account the colonial and baroque periods that would supposedly be projected in these spaces.

He added that regardless of the fact that, given the division between religious freedom and public policies, both protected by our Constitution, the free expression of ideas is respected within the framework of their respective venues and spaces, it is reprehensible that messages specifically contrary to Catholic principles are projected in this Holy Cathedral.

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There is a vicious anti-clerical side to Mexican society which persists to this day and as can be seen from the history of the inter-war years.  It only underlines how immoral the anti-clericalist rhetoric of Pope Francis was.