Francisco, on Venezuela: "To show oneself in favor of one or the other would be a pastoral imprudence" | Chronic

At a press conference during the flight back to the Vatican, Pope Francis again spoke of the crisis in Venezuela. "I'm afraid of the bloodshed," he said at the request of one of the reporters.

There were 47 minutes of questions and answers aboard the plane that was training the ecclesiastical suite from Panama to the Holy See after World Youth Day. After Sunday I asked "a just and peaceful solution to overcome the crisis while respecting human rights and in the interest of all the inhabitants of the country ", Francisco was clear about Juan Guaidó, head of the self-proclaimed Parliament "president in charge". "It would be a pastoral imprudence and it would be detrimental to be part of one country or another, I support all Venezuelans who suffer and if I came to tell these countries or these others, I would put myself in a role I do not know, it would be pastoral imprudence on my part and it would hurt. "

In addition, the pontiff asked for help from those who can help resolve the conflict. "The problem of violence terrifies me after the whole peace process in Colombia. To think of the attack on the cadet school the other day is something terrifying. That's why I have to be – I do not like the word balanced – I want to be a pastor and if they need help, they ask for it by mutual agreement ", concluded.