Not 'staying in the sacristy' - The exiled priests of Nicaragua
“Today, being a priest in Nicaragua is not for staying in the sacristy.”
More than 50 Nicaraguan priests have asked in recent month for refuge in neighboring countries, a bishop reported last month, as persecution of the Church in Nicaragua has intensified, and clerics speaking against the regime of dictator Daniel Ortega have faced the prospect of arrest.
The Ortega government began cracking down on Church authorities in ear…