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Nicaraguan Bishop: 'God does not listen to tyrants with blood-stained hands'

Nicaraguan Bishop Silvio Báez stated that 'God does not listen to tyrants with blood-stained hands,' in a homily where he denounced the repression and suffering of political prisoners and exiles.

Nicaraguan Bishop: 'God does not listen to tyrants with blood-stained hands'

TL;DR

  • Bishop Silvio Báez stated that God does not listen to tyrants with blood-stained hands.
  • He linked the pain of political prisoners and exiles to the wounds of Jesus.
  • Báez emphasized God's solidarity with those suffering today, including the oppressed and exiled.
  • The bishop noted that God weeps with human suffering and desires to console.
  • The article references the 2018 protests in Nicaragua, government repression, and the number of political prisoners.
  • Báez was ordered to leave Nicaragua for security reasons in 2019.