An unfortunate comment made by Emilio Gonzalez last week has many wondering if the Jalisco governor is merely a man under great stress who made a human mistake, or if his vulgar reaction to public criticism reflects a more dangerous disdain for the rights of his constituents.

The untethered tongue of Cardinal Juan Sandoval Iñiguez, the plainspoken archbishop of Guadalajara, has got him into hot water yet again.