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“In the succession of Christ, the Church is always on the side of law, truth, justice and respect for life and human dignity.”

“The biggest difficulties are the sheer distances and the problem of access to the hospitals equipped for helping the most severely ill.”

“This people, many years ago, turned its back on God, and when a people turns its back on God, it cannot walk.” 

“This year the embrace of God is more powerful than ever for all the children of this land, orphaned of embraces. His weeping was the announcement of peace and the passage from suffering to glory … God with us and us with God.”

“These children, who have never been allowed to be loved as ‘sons or daughters,’ need first of all to be able to live the experience of being loved before they themselves can begin to love.”

“Sadly, we cannot stop the practice, and as a result many families from here, from our diocese and from Venezuela generally, are left mourning their loved ones.”