Father Uriel Molina (born October 6, 1931) is one of the most prominent leaders of the liberation theology-oriented "popular church" in Sandinista-era Nicaragua.
In Molina's personal memoirs,[1] he analyzes the connection between the impact of the revolution and the integral part that the Catholic Church and the beliefs of the people played in its successes and failures.
As a native of Nicaragua, ordained in Rome as a Franciscan, and an honors student with cum laude status in possession of a doctorate in theology, Molina is knowledgeable about the Somoza regime and the escalating conflicts between the country's government and its people.
Molina begins his pastoral contributions at a small Roman Catholic parish in Managua.
Secretly within catacombs he educates the youth on the truth about revolution, and the future of an independent Nicaragua which it can achieve.