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By Guillermo Casanova on Apr 15, 2008 | In Politics, Venezuela, News | Send feedback »
During last Sunday’s mass, the “Inmaculada” Church, also known as “The Italians", was robbed by four gunmen who didn’t even bother to hide their faces. One of the robbers, held the Priest by the neck and pointed his gun to the head while another talked through the microphone and demanded all mass attendants to give them all their valuables or else the Priest would be killed. Everyone gave them whatever they had with them; money, watches, jewelery, etc.
After robbing everyone, including acolytes, the delinquents fled in a car that was waiting outside the church.
Everyone, still afraid, waited for some minutes before calling police. Police arrived minutes later but nobody was caught nor any of the stolen objects recovered.
This church is located in Valencia, Carabobo’s state capital. Carabobo is becoming one of the most dangerous, if not the most dangerous, state in Venezuela.
As far as I recall, this kind of robbery is unprecedented in Venezuela. Thieves were known to rob people once outside churches, but never while in church.
It is important to mention that Hugo Chávez, Venezuela’s dictator, is a foe of Catholic Church, although he calls himself a Christian, and continually attacks church and its leadership during his long lasting discourses (the longest during over eight continuous hours). Last verbal attack happened during his last speech, the same day the robbery took place. Coincidence? I doubt it.
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