Silvio Báez: “Nicaragua is an orphaned country due to lack of freedom”
The auxiliary bishop of Managua, Monsignor Silvio José Báez, denounced this Sunday from exile the situation of “orphaning” that peoples under authoritarian systems are going through. During his homily at Santa Agatha parish 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 about the 'orphaning' of peoples under authoritarian systems.
- He described this 'orphaning' as imposed helplessness that strips societies of dignity, voice, and historical memory.
- Báez specifically referred to Nicaragua as an 'orphaned country' lacking freedom and justice.
- He urged a newly ordained Nicaraguan priest, Cristhian David Mendieta, to be a prophetic voice denouncing injustice and supporting the impoverished.
- The Church's mission must be linked to defending the fundamental rights of the people.