Catholic Church denounces new profanation in Nicaragua

By Agencia EFE

July 21, 2018- 15:19

The Catholic Church denounced today a new act of profanation at one of its temples at the Nicaragua, two days after President Daniel Ortega accused the bishops of "satanic sects" encouraging, amid a crisis that left between 277 and 351 dead in protests against the government.

"On the night of Friday, July 20, unknown subjects desecrated the chapel of Our Lady of Carmen, belonging to the parish of Sangre de Cristo", the statement said in a statement from the diocese of Jinotega, in the north Nicaragua

. Foreigners enter the temple and "desecrate the Blessed Sacrament of the altar". the diocese of jinotegana, which also revealed photographs in which a forced window and sacred objects lying on the ground are observed.

A bullet hole in the chapel of the Divine Misericordia Church, in Managua (Nicaragua). Photo EFE / Rodrigo Sura

Last Thursday, during the celebration of the anniversary of the Nicaraguan revolution, Ortega accused the Nicaraguan episcopate of being part of a so-called plan of coup d'etat. State

"We will not disrespect the bishops, to fight with the bishops, but for the truth, Christ is dead, and as Christians we are obliged to tell the truth and to ask the bishops to rectify and not encourage these satanic, coup and murderous sects ". Ortega, in front of thousands of Sandinista militants

"Let us pray with Pius XI, for the acts of profanation against the Blessed Sacrament that the enemies of the Church have committed", invited the clergy of northern Nicaragua [19659005]. profanation, the Catholic jurisdiction of Jinotega had invited its faithful to attend "the various Eucharistic celebrations throughout the diocese, where the rite of consecration will take place."

Friday morning was the recent desecration in at least 7 temples, suffered by the Catholic Church throughout Nicaragua, since the episcopal proposed to Ortega to advance the elections to March 2019, to solve the local crisis by peaceful means.

The parishioners pray in the Divine Mercy Church chapel before the image of Jesus who received several gunshot wounds, in Managua (Nicaragua). Photo EFE / Rodrigo Sura
PROTESTAS OF NICARAGUA

In May, Ortega invited the bishops to mediate in a national dialogue between the government and representatives of various Nicaraguan sectors, to put an end to the crisis, but the President said that he was uncomfortable with the humanitarian work of the clergy during violent scenes.

Nicaragua is going through the most bloody socio-political crisis since the 1980s, with Ortega as president.

The protests against Ortega began social and became a claim that calls for the resignation of the president, after eleven years in power, with accusations of abuse and corruption against him.

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