Mexico's indigenous languages get nod from the Church (fwd link)

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*Mexico's indigenous languages get nod from the Church*

By Will Grant
BBC Mundo, San Cristobal de las Casas

As the bells toll at the church of Templo la Caridad in the picturesque
colonial city of San Cristobal de las Casas, the local bishop leads a group
of indigenous teenagers on the next step in their religious instruction.

Confirmation is an important rite of passage for any devout Catholic.

It is the moment in which they repeat the commitments and promises to God
made on their behalf when they were baptised.
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When I hear the words in my own language, I feel like Jesus Christ himself
is talking to me”

Maria TeresaMaya youth in Chiapas

But for these young people, the spoken word in the ceremony is particularly
resonant. It is being conducted in Tzotzil, the main Mayan language in this
part of Mexico.

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