Nicaragua breaks up with the Holy See
Published on: Wednesday 15 March 2023
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega chose to sever diplomatic ties with the Vatican after Pope Francis dubbed the Sandinista regime as a 'Hitlerian dictatorship' headed by a leader who would suffer from some sort of 'imbalance.' The Pope also praised imprisoned Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando José Álvarez, 'a very serious man' who 'wanted to give his testimony and did not accept exile.'
