Word: mercado
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Just a few days ago, Father Marco Mercado, of the Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Little Village, visited a parishioner's home. As is common in Mexican residences, there was an altar with several Catholic saints. One statue, however, stood out: Santa Muerte. Father Mercado recalls telling the parishioner, "This is Santeria - it's not good! It's not at all connected with the Catholic faith." Many of Good Shepherd's roughly 3,000 parishioners have ignored Father Mercado's calls to destroy their Santa Muerte statues, candles and prayer cards, fearing that doing so will bring sudden death...
...Rogelio J. Mercado ’09—the co-chair of the Harvard Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender, and Supporters Alliance (BGLTSA)—said that it was unfair to deny students space when it was readily available...
...could understand if there weren’t enough offices, but I don’t see any reason at all to deny groups space if they have an abundance,” said Mercado, whose organization’s request for space was declined...
...Mercado acknowledged that BGLTSA has “barely used” its office in SOCH this year, but he added that the group hoped to “make better use of it next year...
...after accusations that he was plotting against her, she was now slowly revamping her Cabinet at the urging of her armed forces Chief of Staff General Fidel Ramos and other military leaders. Aquino had earlier announced the removal of Natural Resources Minister Ernesto Maceda and Public Works Minister Rogaciano Mercado, whose ministries had been accused of corruption. Last week she added Minister of Local Government Aquilino Pimentel to the list, though she kept him in the Cabinet as a special adviser on national affairs. Aquino also reportedly accepted the resignation of Labor Minister Augusto Sanchez...