The U.S. Secretary of State spoke yesterday with his Vatican counterpart, after the U.S. ambassador to Rome sought to ‘reinterpret’ the Pope’s words during the Angelus. “The two leaders discussed pressing challenges, including initiatives to improve the humanitarian situation, particularly in Venezuela, as well as to promote peace and religious freedom worldwide,” the State Department said.
“I continue to follow with great concern the evolution of the situation in Venezuela.” Pope Leo XIV expressed his sorrow for the North American intervention in Venezuela, which resulted in the detention (or kidnapping) of Nicolás Maduro and his wife, and the ‘tutelage’ of the country by Donald Trump, with consequences yet to be defined, and with possible repercussions in Colombia, Mexico… or Groenland, which worry the world.
Perhaps for this reason, the U.S. Secretary of State, and responsible for the attack ordered by Donald Trump, **Marco Rubio, telephoned yesterday the Vatican Secretary of State, Pietro Parolin,** to ‘explain’ to the leader of the Holy See’s diplomacy (a good connoisseur of reality in Venezuela), the situation following the military operation ordered by Trump.
As reported by the U.S. Department of State, “Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke today [yesterday] with His Eminence Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State of the Holy See.”
“The two leaders discussed pressing challenges, including **initiatives to improve the humanitarian situation, particularly in Venezuela**, as well as promoting peace and religious freedom worldwide,” the note adds, concluding by emphasizing that Rubio and Parolin “reaffirmed their commitment to deepen cooperation between the United States and the Holy See to address common priorities around the world.”
The call comes after the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See tried to ‘explain’ the words of Leo XIV during last Sunday’s Angelus, in which he asserted that “the good of the beloved Venezuelan people – he asserted – must prevail over any other consideration and lead to overcoming violence and embarking on paths of justice and peace, guaranteeing the country’s sovereignty, ensuring the rule of law enshrined in the Constitution, respecting the human and civil rights of all and each, and working together to build a serene future of collaboration, stability and harmony, with special attention to the poorest who suffer because of the difficult economic situation.”
However, the North American delegation, led by **’MAGA’ Brian Burch**, overlooked the papal references to the end of violence, respect for sovereignty, and the country’s constitution, and only highlighted Prevost’s words “praying for peace in Venezuela” and urging a future based on “**cooperation, stability, and harmony**,” implicitly framing León’s words as support for Trump’s policy. This provoked the Vatican’s logical indignation and Rubio’s call to Parolin to try to ‘quench’ a new fire in US diplomacy.
**Jesús Bastante**
*Religion Digital*
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