The bishop of Orihuela-Aliante, Mons. José Ignacio Munilla, has offered details of how the casual encounter that held in Rome with the bishop of Matagalpa, Mons. Rolando Álvarez. “I thank God for this fortuitous encounter!” He said in social networks.
In your radio program Sixth continent The Spanish Prelate has offered details about the way in which it identified the Nicaraguan who lives exiled in the eternal city after being expelled by the dictatorship of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo.
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As Mons. Munilla explained, he was close to the Santa Scale when he warned the presence of Mons. Álvarez. First he identified a priest, but then realized that it was a successor of the apostles because he carried the pectoral cross.
As he approached a little more, he thought that the face was familiar to him and decided to talk with him. This is how the Spanish has reported how the encounter occurred:
“You are not Monsignor Rolando Álvarez? And he says: “Yes. And you are Monsignor Munilla. There we found ourselves, in the street and, of course, we gave ourselves an endearing hug. ”
Next, the Spanish transmitted to Mons. Álvarez the follow -up that had made of his persecution, imprisonment and expulsion: “You know that we have prayed intensely by you” through sixth continent, to which the Nicaraguan replied: “Yes, I have reached echoes of that prayer. ”
Munilla explained how, in the middle of the captivity, Mons. Munilla sent to the prison a book with the testimony of Mons. Diego advantage, Bishop of Almeria (Spain), killed during the Spanish religious persecution at the beginning of the 20th century, with hope that his example gave him breath.
In any case, the Nicaraguan prelate confirmed that the book had not arrived.
“It was a wonderful encounter in which we pushed ourselves to pray intensely and pray for the church persecuted in Nicaragua,” added Mons. Munilla.
This news occurred when it was being made public that there had been one more twist in Nicaragua ”, in reference to the persecution of the Catholic Church, with the expulsion of 30 Clarisas religious.
Nicolás de Cárdenas
Born in 1980, I am a Spanish and journalist’s husband and father with more than 20 years of experience in print and digital media, specialized in socio -political and religious information. I have worked more than 10 years in defense of human rights and I have accreditations in journalism and comprehensive communication. Since July 2022, I am a correspondent for ACI Press and Ewtn News in Spain, covering international events of the Catholic Church.