Nicaraguan police banned a procession of the Catholic Church within the capital on Saturday “for causes of inner safety,” the Archdiocese of Managua introduced Friday, August 12, in an announcement, whereas the bishop of Matagalpa (northeast) has been besieged by police since August 4.
Relations between the Catholic Church and the federal government of Daniel Ortega have been strained since 2018 when protesters calling for the resignation of the Nicaraguan president took refuge in church buildings. The crackdown on the protests has left greater than 350 folks lifeless. President Ortega accuses the Catholic clergy of complicity in what he calls a coup try engineered by Washington. The disaster even led to the expulsion in March of the apostolic nuncio (Vatican ambassador) Bishop Waldemar Sommertag.
Nevertheless, the archdiocese invited the devoted to go to the cathedral within the capital Managua on Saturday to “pray for the Church in Nicaragua”. A robust police presence across the cathedral was famous Friday by AFP.
Holy See expresses concern over Nicaragua, requires dialogue
The Holy See’s Everlasting Observer to the Group of American States has expressed on Thursday concern over the social and political scenario in Nicaragua, calling for dialogue that serves the frequent good.
“the Holy See can not fail to specific its concern on this regard, whereas assuring those that are dedicated to dialogue as an indispensable instrument of democracy and guarantor of a extra humane and fraternal civilization that it all the time needs to collaborate with.”
Msgr. Juan Antonio Cruz Serrano, the Holy See’s Everlasting Observer
He added that “the Holy See appeals to the events to seek out methods of understanding, primarily based on respect and mutual belief, in search of above all of the frequent good and peace.”
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