Despite the fact that the regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo prohibits the Catholic Church from holding processions nationwide, the parishioners of the Immaculate Conception of Mary parish in Villanueva, Chinandega, after the solemn descent of the Lord of Miracles this past weekend , toured some streets of the municipality with the image of the also called Cristo Negro de Esquipulas.
On January 5, the temple reported that the processions in honor of the Lord of Miracles were “suspended due to guidance from the authorities”, so the celebration was planned to take place “from our parish temple and in constant prayer”. However, the image was taken through the streets of Villanueva.
In a post on the page of Facebook From the parish, it is observed that after the mass in honor of the Black Christ of Esquipulas, the image left in the company of the parishioners to tour the main streets of the city until returning to the church. Also, there was traditional dance of promising Indians.
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In addition, in the released images you can see devotees on the outskirts of the Immaculate Conception of Mary parish enjoying the Indian dance, while the doors of the temple were closed and there was a police presence.
In the last months of 2022, the Daniel Ortega Ortega regime has prohibited dozens of religious activities organized by the Catholic Church in honor of the patron saints of various municipalities or departments in the country.
At the end of September, he canceled the parade of San Jerónimo, patron saint of the Masaya department, supposedly for “public security reasons”, reducing the festivities inside the temple and surrounding the place with dozens of agents from the Ortega Police Special Operations Directorate. .
The same provision to prohibit religious processions has been reported in Managua, Masaya, Granada, Carazo, Matagalpa, Chontales and Nueva Segovia, among other departments.
