{"id":30093,"date":"2018-08-07T06:33:47","date_gmt":"2018-08-07T06:33:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.acnmalta.org\/?p=30093"},"modified":"2018-08-07T10:45:17","modified_gmt":"2018-08-07T10:45:17","slug":"venezuela-country-is-going-in-suicidal-direction-say-bishops-acn-malta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/2018\/08\/07\/venezuela-country-is-going-in-suicidal-direction-say-bishops-acn-malta\/","title":{"rendered":"VENEZUELA: Country is going in &#8220;suicidal&#8221; direction say bishops &#8211; ACN Malta"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>VENEZUELA<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Bishops say the country is heading in a &#8216;suicidal&#8217; direction<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The bishops of Venezuela issued a statement entitled \u201cDo not be afraid, I am with you&#8221;\u00a0<\/span>criticising<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> the political leadership and calling for greater respect for basic needs and human rights.The bishops&#8217; statement gives their reaction as pastors to the political and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The bishops say the situation is becoming \u201cincreasingly more serious\u201d and are compelled to speak out because the future of the nation is at stake.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cAttitudes of arrogance, authoritarianism and abuse of power, as well as the constant violation of human rights, are accumulating on their actors a rejection that future generations will claim.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cIt is suicidal to continue stubbornly insisting on a path of self-destruction that will turn against its promoters,\u201d they said, stressing that the Church does not endorse acts of revenge or retaliation, \u201cbut neither does it promote impunity for crimes that threaten life and fundamental rights.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Citing \u201cmonstrous hyperinflation\u201d as a major reason for much of country&#8217;s crisis, the bishops noted that the quality of life for the majority of Venezuelans, which was \u201calready extremely precarious, is deteriorating day by day.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Venezuela&#8217;s bishops said the primary cause for the ongoing political crisis the country is facing is the national government, \u201cfor putting its political project over any other consideration, including the humanitarian.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">They also criticised the government for \u201cerroneous\u201d financial policies, for its \u201ccontempt for productive activity and for private property and for its constant attitude of placing obstacles in theway of those who want to resolve some aspect of the current problem.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Bishops stressed the need for national leadership which puts people and ethics at the center, rather than power, control, or the pursuit of \u201cpetty interests.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Church, they said, has an evangelic task of looking after the interests of the people but stressed that it was not a substitute for political leaders, and does not wish to \u201cdominate the social panorama, nor to become a factor of government or opposition.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Church\u2019s role is to interveneactively in the political arena, so that the high principles and values that the Christian faith transmits to us can also be lived in the scope of the public and translate into works of common good.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The bishops encouraged citizens not to grow accustomed to living in \u201chumiliating\u201d conditions and to be active in using every means possible to return power to the people.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">They urged the Venezuelan armed forces to be faithful to their oath before God and homeland to \u201cdefend the constitution and democracy, and not to be carried away by political and ideological bias.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">They also called for greater solidarity on the part of parishes and ecclesial institutions in keeping with the Church&#8217;s social doctrine \u201cto promote a structural change in favor of the transformation of our society.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cWe must never be discouraged in front of the challenges of an uncertain and difficult present,\u201d they concluded. \u201cOn the contrary, we place our trust in God, who gives us the strength to bear witness and to do good, and we strengthen the demands in favor of justice and freedom.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>ACN Malta<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VENEZUELA Bishops say the country is heading in a &#8216;suicidal&#8217; 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