Furthermore, the Mexican bishops made “a call for prudence and to reinforce safety measures on the roads,” in order to “prevent tragedies like this from being repeated.”
The CEM reaffirmed its “commitment to spiritually accompany the faithful at all times, especially in adversity” and implored “divine mercy and the intercession of the Virgin Mary to grant peace and resignation to all those affected by this painful accident.”
For their part, the friars of the Order of Saint Augustine, custodians of the sanctuary of the Lord of Chalma, they manifested his hope in “that the pilgrims of Guanajuato, who with faith left home to meet the Lord Jesus Christ of Chalma, today find themselves at his feet contemplating his mercy.”