Nicaraguan government backers disrupt funeral of Father Cardenal (Fides)

At least 100 supporters of the Ortega government burst into the church during the funeral of Father Ernesto Cardenal, denouncing the deceased priest as a “traitor.” Father Cardenal, once an ally with Daniel Ortega in the Sandinista government, later became critical of the regime. Father Cardenal, who died March 1 at the age of 95, had been suspended from the priesthood because of his earlier political activism; the suspension was lifted by Pope Francis a year ago.