The Missionaries of Mother Teresa of Calcutta operating in the Central American nation have allegedly broken their commitments, according to Nicaraguan officials. The choice is being made in the midst of continuous hostilities between the Catholic Church and the Sandinista government.

The Missionaries of Charity (MC) Association, along with other 100 NGOs, including a number of Catholic organisations operating in Nicaragua, have been announced to be closed down by the Sandinista Government led by President Daniel Ortega in what appears to be a fresh crackdown on the Catholic Church in the country.

The official justification for the rule
The Sandinista National Liberation Front (SNLF), Ortega’s party, is predicted to receive a resounding majority in the National Assembly, where the proposal would likely be ratified in the coming days.

The Association of the MC has “failed to comply with its legal requirements,” notably “Law 977” on money-laundering, sponsorship of terrorism, and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, according to Nicaraguan authorities.

Additionally the Missionaries “do not have an operating permit from the Ministry of Education to provide remedial education for students,” according to the Ministry of the Interior, and their “financial statements reported to the Ministry of the Interior don’t agree” with other documents presented. They are also not “accredited by the Ministry for the Family to function as a nursery-center for childhood development, home for girls, and home for the elderly.”

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