Attacks show Venezuelan government relations with Catholics deteriorating

A series of attacks and confrontations against Catholics in Venezuela has marked a renewed deterioration of relations between the church and the national government. Some church leaders have openly speculated that the events could form part of a broader, coordinated campaign. “These are not isolated events and sometimes we even ask ourselves to what extent this is a systematic campaign,” said retired Archbishop Ramon Ovidio Perez Morales of Los Teques, a town just outside of Caracas. More…