Silvio Báez: “Nicaragua is an orphaned country for lack of freedom”
The auxiliary bishop of Managua, Monsignor Silvio José Báez, denounced this Sunday from exile the situation of “orphandom” that peoples under authoritarian systems are going through. During his homily at the parish of Santa Agatha, in Miami, the Catholic prelate affirmed that there is a form of helplessness imposed by tyrannical powers that strip societies of their dignity, their right to voice, and their historical memory, leaving citizens in a state of moral and social vulnerability.
TL;DR
- Bishop Silvio José Báez spoke from exile in Miami.
- He denounced the "orphandom" experienced by peoples under authoritarian systems.
- He stated that tyrannical powers impose helplessness, stripping societies of dignity, voice, and historical memory.
- This leaves citizens in a state of moral and social vulnerability.