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Church in the WorldOrtega plea to Pope over job for cardinalNicaragua Abigail Frymann - 3 March 2007President Daniel Ortega, whose Sandinista government once persecuted bishops who criticised its revolution, has written to Pope Benedict to ask him to allow a retired cardinal to accept a position in his Government, writes Abigail Frymann. A government spokesman announced this week that Mr Ortega had sent a letter through the papal nunciature in Managua asking the Pope to show understanding and let Cardinal Miguel Obando y Bravo, 81, serve as head of the Commission for Reconciliation and Peace. Mr Ortega said the job was not political, and it would be a fitting show of solidarity for a Christian to lead the council's work. Cardinal Obando, Archbishop of Managua from 1970 to 2005, has agreed to lead the panel despite opposition from some politicians and clergy. His successor, Archbishop Leopoldo Brenes, said that priests were not permitted to participate in party politics or accept government posts. Last year Cardinal Obando was awarded the Great Cross of the Order Francisco Morazán, the highest decoration of the Central American Parliament, for his work in peace and reconciliation. |
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