The Church of Venezuela considers that the mediation of Pope Francis "is impracticable"

February 6, 2019

That's what Cardinal Baltazar Porras, the highest ecclesiastical authority in this country, said. The request was made by the government of Nicolás Maduro.

The Church of Venezuela will condidate "Unviable" the mediation of Pope Francis in Venezuelaand so says the cardinal Baltazar PorrasThe highest ecclesiastical authority in this country.

It is after the request of the Government of Nicolás Maduro to the pontiff, where he wrote a letter asking him "Your best effort, your will" to help in the dialogue.

The cardinal refers to it as a resource that he uses "When it seems tight, with water around the neck"and especially considering the fact that the Holy See had already intervened two years ago and that the regime's attitude of not moving forward in the agreements was "a mockery".

"I think that given the circumstances, a papal mediation is not viable because it is in fact a call to converse with a blank page, but to discuss which was not planned, which was done permanently (from the government), "said Porras in dialogue with the program The awake gaze, by Continental Radio.

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A few years ago, the cardinal told Nelson Castro that "The Vatican was summoned and the pope, of good will, wanted to send someone and everything was nothing, it was a mockery, it must be said that it is like that".

He also criticized the attitude of the chavist leader: "We have already seen the answer that the government, which is already traditional, has given to When he looks tight, with water around his neck, he calls his country friends who are not quite reliable for the sake of democracy and because we believe that this n & # 39; 39 is not so. "

And on the closed social situation: "The situation worsens, the violations of human rights worsen and the population through the demonstrations seeks a peaceful solution".