Pope Francis avoided recognizing Juan Guaidó as president and said he feared "a bloodshed in Venezuela"

Pope Francis baderted that he "fears a possible bloodbath in Venezuela" and offered his help if both parties request it, he said on the return flight from Panama, where he went last Wednesday to celebrate World Youth Day (JJJ).

Be asked if the Vatican would support Juan Guaidó as president of Venezuela, as a large part of the international community has done, Francisco replied that "it would be a pastoral imprudence and that it would be detrimental to be part of one country or another".

"I support all the Venezuelan people who suffer if I said that he would listen to these countries or these others, I would put myself in a role that I do not know, it would be a pastoral imprudence on my part and it would hurt," did he declare. In this context, Francisco stated that he did not like to be defined as "balanced", but that his behavior was "that of a shepherd".

He also urged that "they need help" to solve this problem "that they accept and ask for it".

On his words about Venezuela at the Angelus, Francisco revealed that he thought and thought a lot about what he meantand reiterated his wish for Venezuela of a "just and peaceful solution". With this message, he said, he wanted above all to express his closeness to the Venezuelan people, because he "suffers a lot for all this".

"I'm afraid of bloodshed. And in this regard, I ask greatness to those who can help solve the problem. The problem of violence terrifies me"said the pope.

In this context, he cited the example of Colombia which, after all that had been done in the past in favor of peace, took place a few days ago the attack against the country. cadet school, which caused about twenty deaths and defined "terrifying".

(With EFE information)