Church in Nicaragua rejects Sandinista
attacks outside Managua Cathedral
Managua - The clergy of the Archdiocese of
Managua said Wednesday they were “profoundly
worried and saddened” by the attacks on
peaceful protesters by Sandinista
sympathizers outside the Cathedral of
Managua.
In a statement read by Auxiliary Bishop
Silvio Jose Baez, the clergy said it was
“alarming that the attacks were not an
isolated incident but part of a policy of
intolerance and total disrespect for the
freedom of expression and assembly that each
citizen enjoys. As believers we consider
such actions to be an attack on the
sacredness of the human person created in
the image of God and temple of the Holy
Spirit and a profanation of the sacred space
of our Cathedral.”
They said Nicaragua urgently needs peace,
“which for Christians means the absence of
all forms of violence and a sincere
commitment to the wellbeing of others,
regardless of their ideology, political
affiliation or social condition.”
The clergy called on Nicaraguans to
“practice tolerance and peace, to use reason
in explaining and defending their own ideas
and not to succumb to the temptation of
violence, since the Lord says, ‘He who lives
by the sword, dies by the sword.’” |
