The Argentine Church has approved the Pope's message on the situation in Venezuela

The Argentine church approved the message of Pope Francis about the critical situation in Venezuela. In this regard, the Episcopal Conference today declared that "The Holy See has not historically accustomed to specifically condemn this government or this other" about alleged papal support to Nicolás Maduro's regime and stressed that the pontiff would insist on his mediating role between the Venezuelan government and the opposition "that there is no bloodbath and for there to be true reconciliation ".

By an official message published on his return from the World Catholic Youth Meeting held in Panama City, where the Pope, the Bishop of San Isidro and President of the Argentine Episcopal Conference, visited, Monsignor Oscar Ojea, commented that "the Holy See and its diplomacy are traditionally placed in a plane and in a place allowed to leave in case of activation of the dialogue".

In this way, the highest representative of the Argentine Church approved the idea of ​​the pope to call the dialogue "reminding us of the call to prayer so that it n & # 39; There is no bloodshed and there is real reconciliation and the conflict can be settled. " and this can be solved with an outgoing ".

In this line, Bishop Ojea affirmed that "The pope does not want to lose this place" As a mediator, he was disturbed when, on his return from Panama, he realized in Buenos Aires that "the problem was whether the pope condemned Maduro or not, he was the only one something that interested him ".

For the President of the Episcopal Conference of Argentina, the Pope was responsible for clarifying this, during the trip that followed, in the plane where he launched this controversial sentence where he said he feared "a bloodbath in Venezuela" and that it was too early for it to take advantage, as this could cause more harm.

In the last hours, Maduro sent a letter to the pope by asking him for help to engage in a dialogue with the opposition. In the letter, the chavist leader said he expected "a positive response" to facilitate discussions with sectors that demand their exit.

In an attempt to clarify that the position of the pope does not differ from that of the Venezuelan bishops, very critical of the Maduro regime, Bishop Ojea pointed out in the official statement that in Panama he had The opportunity to meet with the Venezuelan bishops and their position "is clearly complementary to that of the pope."

In addition, he explained that "the Holy See is not used historically to specifically condemn this government or this other government". The Holy See and its diplomacy are traditionally placed on a plane and at a place authorized to attend Council meetings. that the dialogue is activated ".

Thus, Ojea recalled that the pope had been called to play a mediating role in Venezuela. The mediation had failed. Cardinal Parolin was there, but he was called and "he still wants to be in the same position, reminding us of the call to prayer so that there is no bloodshed and that there is true reconciliation and that the conflict can be settled and can resolve with a way forward. "

Ojea participated in the Youth Day chaired by Francisco with the Bishops of Argentina, Minarro, Nannini and Cargnello.