Venezuela Catholic Church warns over new Chavez term

[Eugene]

Source: BBC

7 January 2013 Last updated at 20:45 GMT

Venezuela Catholic Church warns over new Chavez term

The Venezuelan Catholic Church has said that delaying President Hugo Chavez's inauguration would be a "morally unacceptable" violation of the constitution.

The head of the Venezuelan Conference of Bishops, Diego Padron, said Mr Chavez must attend his inauguration when his term ends on 10 January.

Attorney-General Cilia Flores says the swearing-in can take place later.

The Venezuelan leader is in Cuba where he underwent cancer surgery last month.

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[Tempest]

1. The church supported the 2002 coup attempt

On 5 March the US Embassy cabled Washington to report that Fedecámaras, the CTV, and the Catholic Church had reached an agreement named "Bases for a Democratic Accord", which the cable described as "ten principles on which to guide a transitional government".

I'd tell them to go pound sand.

[Lionessa]

2. Anything contrary to the catholic church is by default the better choice.