What do you want from Pope Francis? | Chronic

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In recent days, with the resurgence of the political crisis in Venezuela, sectors that question the president Nicolás Maduro, especially in Argentina, the voices multiplied to claim the pope Francisco "to pronounce publicly on the subject" and that he does it by recognizing Juan Guaidó as the legitimate agent of the brother country.

The response of the Sovereign Pontiff, in full flight after his visit to Panama, was clear: "It would be a pastoral imprudence to put on one side or the other"It seems almost a truism, even if it sounds like a wash of hands for some who have long been against Chavism, and to interpret that not stopping in the opposite direction implies approval in all its terms.

What do you want a pope to involve in the internal political conflicts of a sovereign country? As a head of state, he must be very careful when he embarks the Vatican behind a personal position. And as a world religious leader, he has many other problems to deal with.

Whatever the case may be, it is worth recalling that his intervention prevented the United States from bombing Syria in 2013. He also contributed significantly to the Colombian Government's request and the FARC guerrillas in the peace process concluded a few years ago. Not to mention the historical approach of the United States with Cuba, which included the lifting of the blockade of the island and the reopening of scheduled flights between the two countries after decades of confrontation.

As for Venezuela, he was also willing to help if the actors in the case asked him to do so. Paraphrase the writer Beatriz Sarlo: with Francisco, no, boys.