{"id":15935,"date":"2019-02-13T06:00:16","date_gmt":"2019-02-13T11:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ktfnews.com\/?p=15935"},"modified":"2019-04-28T19:22:19","modified_gmt":"2019-04-28T23:22:19","slug":"vatican-sides-guaido-venezuela-political-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktfnews.com\/es\/vatican-sides-guaido-venezuela-political-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Vatican Sides with Guaid\u00f3 in Venezuela Political Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"

CNA The Venezuelan bishops met Friday with Juan Guaid\u00f3, the national opposition leader who has declared himself interim president, in an effort to mobilize the entrance of humanitarian aid to the crisis-stricken country.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday, February 1, we are continuing to coordinate efforts to mobilize humanitarian aid and to assist Venezuelans. We will be allowing the entry of food and medicine,\u201d Guaid\u00f3 wrote on Twitter.<\/p>\n

Guaid\u00f3 also called upon all citizens and the Venezuelan armed forces to act in the face of the humanitarian crisis the country is going through.<\/p>\n

Attending the meeting were the president and vice presidents of the bishops’ conference: Archbishop Jos\u00e9 Luis Azuaje Ayala of Maracaibo, Bishop Mario del Valle Moronta Rodriguez of San Cristobal, and Bishop Ra\u00fal Biord Castillo of La Guaira. Also present was Miguel Pizzarro, a legislator in the National Assembly.<\/p>\n

The leadership of the bishops’ conference had met Jan. 31 with the superiors of religious congregations to address the pastoral challenges of the Church in Venezuela.<\/p>\n

Archbishop Azuaje said that one of the goals of the meeting with religious superiors was to have \u201ca profound encounter of faith, to meet together as servants of the Venezuelan people in the religious sphere and also in the area of human development.\u201d<\/p>\n

He affirmed that it was \u201cnecessary to propose to all the religious communities some actions that go from the spiritual sphere to the solidarity sphere\u201d and to achieve a joint commitment.<\/p>\n

Also participating in the meeting were representatives from the educational field and Caritas Venezuela.<\/p>\n

Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro was sworn in for a second term as president Jan. 10, after winning a contested election in which opposition candidates were barred from running or imprisoned. Venezuela’s bishops have called his new term illegitimate, and Guaid\u00f3, head of the National Assembly, declared himself interim president Jan. 23.<\/p>\n

Guaid\u00f3 has been recognized as Venezuelan president by the US, Canada, much of the European Union, and several Latin American nations.<\/p>\n

Since Jan. 21, at least 40 people have died and hundreds have been arrested amid protests against Maduro.<\/p>\n

Since Maduro succeeded Hugo Ch\u00e1vez as president of Venezuela in 2013, Venezuela has been marred by violence and social upheaval. Under the socialist government, the country has seen severe shortages and hyperinflation, and millions have emigrated.<\/p>\n

Our Comment:
\nVatican consultations with Guaid\u00f3 are a slap in the face to Maduro who asked for Vatican intervention, which was denied. Typically, the Vatican sides publically with the people in any crisis. The Vatican has clearly supported Guaid\u00f3 largely because he supports them and is outwardly trying to help them. This crisis will only help the Vatican strengthen its hold on the emotions of the people. Maduro has already spurned Vatican recommendations, so the Vatican will not help him. Instead they will help the opposition. <\/p>\n

Prophetic Link:
\n\u201cAnd the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.\u201d Revelation 17:18.<\/p>\n

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