Bishop Báez’s Wounds of Nicaragua: A Modernist Homily Devoid of Catholic Truth
EWTN News reports on a homily delivered by exiled Nicaraguan Bishop Silvio Báez at St. Agatha Church in Miami on April 12, 2026. Speaking amid the persecution of the Catholic Church by the Ortega-Murillo dictatorship, Báez denounced the regime’s “false peace” imposed through fear and weapons. He reflected on the risen Christ’s wounds, stating that the wounds of the Nicaraguan people “will be scars healed by the love of God — wounds glorious forever, wounds of love destined for eternity.” The bishop called the faithful to be “builders of true peace” that “springs from justice, is lived out in freedom, and bears the fruit of reconciliation,” expressing hope that mercy would make believers “mature” and capable of healing others’ wounds. While the suffering of Nicaraguan Catholics under a tyrannical regime is real and deserving of authentic Catholic solidarity, Báez’s homily exemplifies the theological bankruptcy of post-conciliar pastoral discourse: it reduces the Church’s message to naturalistic humanism, omits the supernatural order entirely, and substitutes the language of secular peacebuilding for the uncompromising demands of Christ the King.








