Venezuela: Chavez supporters occupy cardinal's residence

Jorge Liberato Cardinal Urosa Savino

Function: Archbishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela

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Birthdate: Aug 28, 1942	Country: Venezuela

Elevated: Feb 24, 2006	More information: [link=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bursa.html][www.catholic-hierarchy.org]

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Venezuela: Chavez supporters occupy cardinal's residence
Feb 29, 2008
Supporters of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez have occupied the residence of the Archbishop of Caracas, the newspaper El Pais reports.

Caracas, Feb. 28, 2008 (CWNews.com) - Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino denounced the action by members of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela. Cardinal Urosa Savino said: "Interrupting our work is an act of violence."

President Chavez has frequently denounced the Catholic hierarchy of Venezuela, charging that the bishops are undermining his government by criticizing his tendencies toward autocratic government and mob rule. Chavez supporters have become steadily more aggressive in their hostility toward the nation's bishops.

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