Catholic Church a dictatorship

Catholic Church a dictatorship – Ortega

By Agence France-Presse

Sep 30, 2022 12:03 am

MANAGUA: Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega on Wednesday called the Catholic Church a 'perfect dictatorship' for not allowing members to elect the pope and other authority figures.

In the Church, 'everything is imposed. It's a perfect dictatorship. It's a perfect tyranny,' he said, reflecting ongoing tensions between his government and the religious institution over the 2018 protests.

CHALLENGED CHURCH This Sept. 20, 2022 file photo shows the Catholic faithful gathering outside San Jeronimo (Saint Jerome) Church in the city of Masaya, western Nicaragua, after police prohibited a procession involving the city’s patron saint allegedly for ‘public security reasons.’ AFP PHOTO

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