Following Pope Francis’s comments to @infobae comparing the government of #Nicaragua to the communist and Hitler's dictatorships calling it "disgusting" and praising wrongfully imprisoned Bishop Alvarez, the government officially broke diplomatic ties with the Holy See. 
Francis’s comments, the strongest thus far on #Nicaragua, came after the government closed the offices of Caritas. This is important, and serves as context for other situations: in Venezuela, for instance, Caritas is one of a handful of international NGOs allowed to help people.
Most of the help Caritas & other Catholic organizations such as @TPMS_USA, @CRSnews or @acn_int
give comes from donors abroad. In Venezuela, during the worst of the crisis, Caritas fed millions. As long as the Church is allowed to operate at a spiritual and humanitarian level...
give comes from donors abroad. In Venezuela, during the worst of the crisis, Caritas fed millions. As long as the Church is allowed to operate at a spiritual and humanitarian level...
The Vatican, specifically the Pope, tries to maintain dialogue, voices concern, but he's never able to say what he truly feels.
The moment Caritas was shut down in #Nicaragua, all bets were off because the people were robbed of getting material aid by the government...
The moment Caritas was shut down in #Nicaragua, all bets were off because the people were robbed of getting material aid by the government...
... and they have been tried in their faith for the past four years, ever since the government decided the bishops were behind the peaceful demonstrations of 2018 for opening the doors of churches to give medical treatment to those shot by the police. 300 people were killed.
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