“Hopefully, we are still in time to avoid the ‘Mexicanization.’ I was talking to some Mexican bishops and it’s a terrible situation,” Francis allegedly wrote.
Mexico’s chief diplomat took offense and said he would send a note of protest to the Pontiff over the term.
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In recent years, according to Foreign Policy magazine, Mexican drug cartels have expanded their activities into Argentina.
CNN’s Rafael Romo and Hada Messia contributed to this report.
