‘Worn-Out Dictatorships’ Never Speak of the Cross, Nicaragua’s Exiled Bishop Báez Says

‘Worn-Out Dictatorships’ Never Speak of the Cross, Nicaragua’s Exiled Bishop Báez Says

The exiled auxiliary bishop of Managua contrasts the Nicaraguan dictatorship’s empty claim of divine approval with the authentic example of self-sacrifice giv...

Exiled Nicaraguan Bishop Silvio Báez Accuses ‘Worn-Out Dictatorships’ of Using Jesus to Justify Political Power

Exiled Nicaraguan Bishop Silvio Báez has delivered a pointed warning against authoritarian governments that invoke Christianity while using political power to control and silence their people. Speaking during Mass at St. Agatha Parish in Miami on Aug. 30, Báez argued that governments that genuinely follow Jesus cannot ignore the meaning of the cross, humility and […]

Worn-out dictatorships never speak of the cross, Bishop Báez of Nicaragua says

Exiled Managua, Nicaragua, Bishop Silvio Báez stated in an Aug. 30 homily that “worn-out dictatorships” that profane the name of Jesus by attributing the dominion they exercise to him “never speak of the cross.”