Priest Uses Water Gun on His Congregation
A Catholic priest from a small Mexican town has turned on his own congregation armed with a watergun which was loaded with holy water.
Father Juan Ramon Hernandez gives mass at a church in Acatlan. He became so saddened by the seemingly daily drug-related killings and violence he decided to take a stand... with a water gun.
"Let's pray to change the heart of the people who use violence and kill other people," he said. "Let's throw all the guns far away."
Some children, who were making their first communion, giggled as the priest sprayed churchgoers with holy water.
Violence has become common across Mexico since the crackdown on the drugs trade commenced. Eleven people were found dead in the popular beach resort of Acapulco. Five of them had been decapitated.
About 42,000 people have died in total since President Felipe Calderon went to war on the cartels after he took office towards the end of 2006.
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