Venezuelan Bishops’ Silence on Christ’s Kingship Amid Geopolitical Upheaval
EWTN News (January 9, 2026) reports on Archbishop Jesús González de Zárate, president of the Venezuelan Bishops’ Conference, describing Venezuela’s political crisis as a “tense calm” following U.S. military intervention and the capture of President Nicolás Maduro. The archbishop emphasizes “prudence and patience,” expresses concern for migrants, and invokes “Pope” Leo XIV’s call to “guarantee national sovereignty.” The article frames the Church’s role as a passive observer of geopolitical machinations, devoid of supernatural perspective.