Leopoldo Ruiz y Flóres (13 November 1865 – 12 December 1941) was a Mexican prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Morelia from 1911 until his death in 1941.
[3][4] The Cristero War, a rebellion against the government's suppression of the Catholic Church, was ending, but years of conflict about its resolution followed.
In his new role, Ruiz led the Mexican bishops into alignment with Pope Pius, who opposed the rebellion but struggled with the government's ongoing anti-clericalism.
[5] Ruiz represented the Church in difficult negotiations with the government while contending with instructions and pronouncements from Rome.
The situation worsened when Pope Pius issued an encyclical, Acerba animi, on 29 September 1932 that denounced the government for reneging on earlier agreements.