Yesterday I had coffee with a new friend, who is himself Catholic, and in a wide-ranging conversation you have when you are surprised by stumbling upon a kindred spirit, I recalled this article I wrote about the Catholic Church in Venezuela.
It remains truer now than it was even then, 5 years ago when first written:
“When the state becomes predatory, the defenders of the faith are called upon to point people in the right direction, away from the violence of the authorities and back to God. Reminding the people he is still there; he is still looking; he is still caring.”
In Venezuela, The Catholic Church Endures Among the Revolutions Ruins
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