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Failure to return by January 10 "raise(s) the possibility of a constitutional crisis." Demeaning Chavez followed. "The former tank commander" remains hospitalized.
Opposition leaders cried foul. Delaying Chavez's inauguration is "unconstitutional," they claim. Venezuelan law explains otherwise.
Venezuelans "are divided on whether Mr. Chavez's illness means he should step aside," said the Journal. Overwhelming popularity supports him. Scoundrel media misinformation changes nothing.
Venezuela's Catholic Church weighed in. Regional and Vatican authorities are notoriously right-wing. As Cardinal Ratzinger, Pope Benedict XVI opposed reform.
His biographer, John Allen , said "today (he) believes the best antidote to political totalitarianism is ecclesial totalitarian-ism."
As cardinal and pope, he's been hardline. He opposes liberal morality. He won't tolerate diluting top-down authority.
On January 7, Venezuela's Catholic Church called it "morally unacceptable" to "alter" constitutional law because of Chavez's health.
Venezuelan Bishops Conference president Diego Parron said:
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