Pope Francis is far from reticent about denouncing situations of injustice in various parts of the world. But he has taken a strangely neutral position between protesters and his own bishop in Venezuela and the government that has repressed them, attacked churches, and brought hunger and chaos into a once well-off country.
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Francis’ strange stance on Venezuela
Sandro Magister, Settimo Cielo
Friday, May 12, 2017
Pope Francis is far from reticent about denouncing situations of injustice in various parts of the world. But he has taken a strangely neutral position between protesters and his own bishop in Venezuela and the government that has repressed them, attacked churches, and brought hunger and chaos into a once well-off country.