Nicaraguan authorities have banned public celebrations of the large Week. Faithfuls cannot organize a procession or a service of the Cross. Reason? “Maintenance of public order”.
The country ruled by Daniel Ortega's government is not the first time that hinders faithful worship. For 2 years there has been a complete ban on the procession outside the walls of churches.
According to vaticannews.va, on Palm Sunday the faithful could gather only inside the temples. akin restrictions apply on Good Friday during the conventional Cross Road. You're under arrest for breaking the ban. This information was confirmed by priests who had been visited by police in fresh days.
"In the vicinity of the cathedrals and main churches an increased presence of safety forces was observed. According to local media, the services monitor all effort to organize prayers in public space, especially those addressing issues sensitive“such as the situation of migrants, human rights and the destiny of political prisoners,” reports the portal. The practice of power is seen in the country as an effort to silence the Church.
In turn, Catholic Herald According to him, the Nicaraguan government will ban at least 3,500 spiritual acts scheduled for Holy Week. This information was provided by Martha Patricia Molina, a lawyer who monitors the persecution of the Catholic Church in Nicaragua.
Vaticannews.va recalls that the crisis in relations between the Catholic Church and the government in Nicaragua has been taking place since 2018, erstwhile protesters demanding the President's resignation took refuge in the churches. Ortega then accused the Catholic Church of complicity in the Washington coup attempt. In March 2022 the authorities of that country expelled the then Apostolic Nuncio, from the Pelplin Diocese of Archbishop Waldemar Stanisław Sommertag, and in July 18 sisters from the Order of Missionaries of Love, who served there since 1988.
Source: vaticannews.va
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