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Church in Venezuela

In canonizations, Venezuelan government sees opportunity

“No one owns or controls the canonization”

Edgar Beltrán
Oct 18, 2025
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Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra and Cardinal Baltasar Porras rejected on Friday claims that the Venezuelan government will use the canonizations of the first two Venezuelan saints to whitewash itself against complaints of human rights violations and a rampant economic crisis.

Cardinal Baltazar Porras Cardozo, emeritus Archbishop of Caracas. Credit: Vatican m…

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