简介：InMexicothereisacultthatisrapidlygrowing-thecultofSaintDeath。Thisfemalegrimreaper,consideredasaintbyfollowersbutSatanicbytheCatholicChurch,isworshipedbypeoplewhoselivesarefilledwithdangerand,orviolence-criminals,gangmembers,transvestites,sickpeople,drugaddicts,andfamilieslivinginroughneighborhoods。LaSantaMuerteexaminestheoriginsofthecultandtakesusonatourofthealtars,jails,andneighborhoodsinMexicowherethesaint'smostdevotedfollowerscanbefound.InMexicoCity'sroughandtumbleTepitodistrict,crimeandviolenceareunfortunatefactsoflife,dominantlyCatholicnationit'snosurprisethatthepeopleofTepitohaveturnetoafavoredsaintforguidanceandprotection.However,inTepitothesaintinwhommanyhaveplacedtheirfaithhasbeenrejectedbytheCatholicChurchSantaMuerte,orSaintDeath,whoispersonifiediniconsasaskeletonshroudedinawhitedress.Adoptedbythepoorandmanyinthecrimin。…