Vatican Office in Venezuela Attacked
Thursday, January 22, 2009
On Jan. 21, attackers hurled tear gas canisters at the Vatican's diplomatic mission in Caracas. It was on of several attacks made against critics of the Venezuelan government and President Hugo Chavez. The Catholic Church in Venezuela opposes changes to the constitution that would eliminate term limits, allowing Chavez to run for a third six-year term of office in 2012. A similar proposal was defeated in 2007, but Chavez called for another referendum last November.
On a related note, El Cardenal, the Spanish version of The Secret Cardinal, is well into its 17th month atop the best seller list in Venezuela, according to the Associated Press. The novel's premise of a church-state conflict mirrors in many ways the situation in Venezuela, which may explain its appeal to readers in the predominantly Roman Catholic country.
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