Nicaraguan violence escalates as socialist state declares Catholic Church its enemy

The government has declared war on the church, said Juan Sebastián Chamorro, a member of the opposition alliance.

While the church tried to strike the delicate balance between mediator and defender, it was Monsignor Báez who emerged as the face of the opposition, with a commanding presence over social media. The role gives him the freedom to denounce the government without reservations.

What there is here is an armed state against an unarmed people, he said in an interview at the seminary where he lives on the outskirts of Managua. This is not a civil war. &

via hotair.com