Jesuit leader said to be critical of Venezuela’s Socialist regime

Despite a reputation for being sympathetic to liberation theology, a close friend of the new Jesuit leader, Father Arturo Sosa, says he believes "that in countries where everything depends on the government, true democracy is impossible" -- including his own Venezuela under Socialist President Nicolas Maduro. A fellow Jesuit who has known Father Arturo Sosa for more than 50 years has said the newly elected head of the order, while not always explicitly vocal, is critical of the current socialist government in Venezuela pioneered by Hugo Chavez. More…