3 suspects held in Catholic priest murder

 THREE SUSPECTS including a domestic servant at the home of Archbishop emeritus Carlos María Ariz are being held for the murder of a Catholic priest in Colon

Among them is a maid at the home where the murdered priest lived, and a relative of hers. Reports say the motive was robbery

Father Teófilo Rodríguez , who was at the rectory ,condemned the crime but asked for mercy for the perpetrators. . “Human life is a gift from God and no one has the right to take it away … pray for them and forgive from the heart ," he said .
Meanwhile, residents have called for increased security in the village of Cristobal Colon , formerly Davis, on the Atlantic coast.
The priest’s body was found gagged and had multiple bruises and stab wounds.
Gomez, from Spain had lived in Panama for more than 20 years living in Panama and officiated the Mass in the Church of Davis . He was. He was also at school regent at the Academia Santa Maria in Colon.