Nicaraguan bishop, alleging police harassment, goes on hunger strike

Rolando Alvarez, bishop of the Diocese of Matagalpa and Esteli in the north of the country, said that a police car followed him throughout the day Thursday as other religious order members in his parishes are being harassed. FILE PHOTO

Rolando Alvarez, bishop of the Diocese of Matagalpa and Esteli in the north of the country, said that a police car followed him throughout the day Thursday as other religious order members in his parishes are being harassed. The priest said police surrounded his home as well. "They came to my family's home, my father's, my mother's, putting the safety of my family at risk," he said.Alvarez said he would continue the hunger strike "until the National Police, only through the president or vice president of the Episcopal Conference, let me know that they are going to respect my family's privacy.

He, along with Monsignor Silvio Baez, who fled to the United States, were the most critical voices of the church against Ortega throughout the talks.

Praying for these cops would have been more effective. Whatever the prayers will be....

BP David and fr buenafe can do the same, granting SC justices will not work on the petitions on DQ of BBM?

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