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EXPLAINER: What led to priests being killed in Mexico?

A Mexican National Guardsman patrols outside the Church in Cerocahui, Mexico, Wednesday, June 22, 2022. The two elderly priests were killed inside the church where a man pursued by gunmen apparently sought refuge, the religious order´s Mexican branch announced Tuesday. (AP Photo/Christian Chavez) A police officer patrols in Cerocahui, Mexico, Wednesday, June 22, 2022. The two elderly priests were killed inside the church in Cerocahui where a man pursued by gunmen apparently sought refuge, the religious order´s Mexican branch announced Tuesday. (AP Photo/Christian Chavez) Mexican soldiers arrive to Cerocahui, Mexico, Wednesday, June 22, 2022. The two elderly priests were killed inside the church in Cerocahui where a man pursued by gunmen apparently sought refuge, the religious order´s Mexican branch announced Tuesday. (AP Photo/Christian Chavez) Mexican soldiers arrive to the church in Cerocahui, Mexico, Wednesday, June 22, 2022. The two elderly priests were killed inside the church where a man pursued by gunmen apparently sought refuge, the religious order´s Mexican branch announced Tuesday. (AP Photo/Christian Chavez) A Mexican soldier patrols outside the Church in Cerocahui, Mexico, Wednesday, June 22, 2022. Two elderly Jesuit priests were killed inside the church where a man pursued by gunmen apparently sought refuge, the religious order´s Mexican branch announced Tuesday. (AP Photo/Christian Chavez) Mexican army vehicles arrive at Cerocahui, Mexico, Wednesday, June 22, 2022. Two elderly Jesuit priests were killed inside the church in Cerocahui where a man pursued by gunmen apparently sought refuge, the religious order´s Mexican branch announced Tuesday. (AP Photo/Christian Chavez) A police tape cordons off the crime scine in the church of Cerocahui, Mexico, Wednesday, June 22, 2022. Two elderly Jesuit priests were killed inside the church, where a man pursued by gunmen apparently sought refuge, the religious order´s Mexican branch announced Tuesday. (AP Photo/Christian Chavez) A priest blesses the photos of Jesuit priests Javier Campos Morales, left, and Joaquin Cesar Mora Salazar during a Mass to mourn them, at a church in Mexico City, Tuesday, June 21, 2022. The two elderly priests were killed inside a church where a man pursued by gunmen apparently sought refuge in a remote mountainous area of northern Mexico, the religious order’s Mexican branch announced Tuesday. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
EXPLAINER: What led to priests being killed in Mexico?