Mexican Jesuits say Father Marcelo Perez 'has been a symbol of resistance and has stood alongside the communities of Chiapas for decades'
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Marcelo Perez — who was Tzotzil, an Indigenous Maya group native to the area — was leaving the neighborhood of Cuxtitali in San Cristobal de las Casas, one of the state’s largest cities, and returning to his home church nearby when he was killed, the Jesuits in Mexico said in a statement. “Father Marcelo has been a symbol of resistance and has stood alongside the communities of Chiapas for decades, defending the dignity and rights of the people and working toward true peace,” the Jesuits said.
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