The Venezuelan Catholic Church "is not divided," said Monsignor Ubaldo Santana, the president of the Venezuelan Bishops' Conference (CEV), in reference to the organization of the new pro-government Reformed Catholic Church. "In the face of the emergence of a new religious group named Reformed Catholic Church, we reassert that the Catholic Church in Venezuela, to which most of the Venezuelan people belong, has not split," he commented.
"We reassert our full, total communion with the church presided over by Benedict XVI and express our joy and obedient adhesion," said Ubaldo Santana.
He said that, while they would not take legal action against the new religious group, at least would ask for clarification of some items on its raison d'être and purposes.
"We will find out if effectively this denomination was registered with the title held and according to it, we will see what other measures we can take. We will see, but most probably will not take legal measures; what we will ask though, is for clarification of some items," he said.
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