Priest refuses to remove his clerical attire after being told he must to renew passport in Mexico

Priest refuses to remove his clerical attire after being told he must to renew passport in Mexico Photo: iStock.

Fr Alberto Medel reported that staff at Mexico’s Secretariat of Foreign Affairs (SRE, by its Spanish acronym) demanded he remove his clerical attire for the photo to renew his passport, a requirement he described as discriminatory and a violation of his right to religious freedom. The incident took place on November 4 at the passport…

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