Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar ( FL-27 ) joined representatives Mario Díaz-Balart ( FL-25 ) and Carlos Giménez ( FL-26 ) to send a letter to the Office of Religious Freedom International, expressing concern about the alarming repression of religious freedom by the Daniel Ortega regime in Nicaragua.
"We write to express our deep concern about the alarming escalation of the suppression of religious freedom in Nicaragua and to request information about what the Office of International Religious Freedom is doing to counter religious persecution in Nicaragua, "the Representatives say in their letter to Ambassador Hussain of the Office of International Religious Freedom in the United States.
In the letter, the Representatives mention several incidents related to religious authorities and organizations in Nicaragua, such as the expulsion of the Apostolic Nuncio in March, the banning of the Missionaries of Charity ( an organization founded by Mother Teresa ) in July, and several arrests of priests across the country in recent weeks.
"Religious organizations, such as the Catholic Church, had been one of the last places where Nicaraguans could practice their faith and enjoy a small measure of religious expression. However, Ortega's authoritarian dictatorship has revealed that it will not tolerate even this fundamental right, and will continue to suppress the religious belief and practice of the Nicaraguan people, "the letter states, whose copy can be read here.
Original source can be found here.
