Pope beatifies two martyrs on Mexican visit
With an embroidered Indian stole draped over his shoulders, a seemingly invigorated Pope John Paul II beatified two Mexican Indian martyrs and bade an emotional farewell to a nation that embraced him as an adoptive father.
The exuberant ceremony heavy on Indian languages, music and dance wound up a gruelling 11-day pilgrimage to the Americas aimed at reinforcing the church’s appeal to Indians to counter Protestant gains.
