It seems the President of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortego, is determined to wipe out the Catholic Church in Nicaragua, and Catholics in the country are now fearing for their safety following arrests of priests, expulsions of other priests, and the seizing of Catholic property by the government. While Catholics are the main target right now, the overall target seems to be against Christians in general as Nicaragua continues its lurch towards the godless far left.
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Nineteen priests kicked out of the country, dozens of incidents of harassment and church desecrations, rural areas lacking worship and social services: the situation for Catholic clergy and faithful in Nicaragua is only worsening in 2024, according to exiled priests, laypeople in the Central American country and human rights advocates.
The fear of the ongoing crackdown by President Daniel Ortega – on the Catholic Church in particular but not sparing evangelicals – has become so pervasive that it is silencing criticism of the authoritarian government and even mentions of the repression from the pulpit.