Archbishop Juan Sandoval Íñiguez says that the Mexican government itself is responsible for the creation of its own worst enemy.
Íñiguez said today that corruption at all levels of the Mexican government is the primary cause of the rise of so many powerful drug cartels in Mexico, and that unless this corruption is eliminated, the war on organized crime will never end.
Íñiguez said, for example, that salaries for many government officials rise every year, reducing the funds available for education. Mexicans are unable to receive adequate schooling to obtain jobs that will support their families and turn to drug dealing instead.
He specifically cited the congress of Jalisco, a state in central Mexico that borders the Pacific, that for months has failed to disclose spending records, annual budgets, and worker payment records. He said that the congress reports having about 1700 employees, but that nobody is sure what they do or where they work.
Íñiguez also said that the national congress has failed to pass reforms because the legislators only look out for themselves and close friends.
He also said that the judicial system is too corrupt to effectively put criminals behind bars. He indicated that judges too often side with criminals because they are either poor or greedy and therefore susceptible to bribes.
Finally, Íñiguez said businesses and syndicates only look out for their own interests and not the interests of the community at large.
"All this creates inequality, resentment, ignorance, misery, hunger, and sickness... From there come the complaints of so many who now stand across Mexico with weapons in hand to do justice and take the goods that Society doesn't allow them to obtain through decent paths, whether it be for lack of education or lack of honorable work," he said.
Íñiguez said that unless the high powers of government eliminate corruption, they would ultimately have to answer to a higher power still - that of the judgement bar of God.
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