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Pope arrives in Mexico talking tough on drug gangs

By REUTERS

MARCH 24, 2012 00:51

LEON, Mexico - Pope Benedict landed in Mexico on Friday promising to send out a strong message against drug cartels in a country convulsed by a surge in gang violence over the past five years.

The 84-year-old pontiff touched down in the central city of Leon, starting a three-day visit to the world's second most populous Roman Catholic country. En route to Mexico he pledged to "unmask the evil" of drug trafficking.

The wave of killings loomed large in the minds of many waiting to see Benedict in Leon, a Roman Catholic stronghold that has avoided the worst of the brutal turf wars between drug cartels and clashes with security forces.

Followers have urged Benedict, who on this trip is using a cane to walk in public for the first time, to speak out against the shootings, executions and kidnappings that have overshadowed Mexican President Felipe Calderon's government.

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