Is the Pope turning blind eye to a brutal regime?

There is some increasing resentment against the Vatican and Pope Francis, who’s considered close to Maduro, or at least not sympathetic to the cause of the Venezuelan people in this difficult moment.

There is growing criticism among Venezuelans about Pope Francis' seemingly cozy relationship with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, writes Angelo Persichilli.UN photograph by Eskinder Debebe

Opinion

BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI

May 22, 2017

TORONTO—Is Pope Francis supporting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro? While this question is not debated in the international mainstream media, the role of the Vatican in Venezuela is widely criticized in social media, the only tool in the hands of the opposition to Maduro’s regime to inform t...

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