By Opposing Reforms for Justice, Catholic Clergy Spurn Christ: Chavez

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By Opposing Reforms for Justice, Catholic Clergy Spurn Christ: Chavez

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By Opposing Reforms for Justice, Catholic Clergy Spurn Christ: Chavez

Caracas, Oct 31 (Prensa Latina) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez

accused top Catholic leaders of his country of separating from the true

principles of Christianity when opposing a constitutional reform

that seeks for greater social justice.

When speaking in an event to celebrate a new anniversary of the National

Institute of Woman, Chavez indicated that the ones against the proposal

are almost the same sectors that supported the coup d'etat on April 11,

2002.

In relation to critics of the Venezuelan Episcopal Council, which

described the project as morally unacceptable, Venezuelan President

indicated that if Christ were alive here, he would physically flogged

them to get them out of there.

Chavez also rejected threats of company sectors that demanded the

suspension of the reform and he requested to those who promote violence

to reconsider their decision.

Chavez also requested his followers to be able to give the campaign in

favor of the reform with unity, with views to a referendum to approve

or reject the proposal on December 2.

For this purpose, he said, we must convince the absolute majority of

the benefits of the reform, which will allow to go to other horizons in

the fight for social equality, against poverty and for the sovereignty

and the defense of the country.

The reform proposed by Chavez is aimed at laying the constitutional

foundations of a socialist development system, as it was proposed in

the electoral campaign that guaranteed 2007-2013 Presidential mandate,

with 61 percents of the votes.

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Chavez Suggests Reform Voting on Reforms by Section

Caracas, Oct 31 (Prensa Latina) President of Venezuela Hugo Chavez has

suggested to consider a voting by sections of the draft constitutional

reform oriented to consolidate the construction of socialism.

Speaking on occasion of the eighth anniversary of the Institute of

Women (INAMUJER) on Wednesday, Chavez said that taking into account

articles approved by the legislative body, the first 33 of them might

be grouped in one section.

The 25 articles added by the Joint Commission as a result of broad

popular consultation countrywide, and the 11 articles approved during

the third and last discussion in Parliament might be divided into one

or more sections.

In this regard, the Venezuelan president said he was submitting this

proposal to the National Assembly in its capacity as proponent of the

project of changes to the Magna Carta.

After the approval of the 15 provisional stipulations and 69 articles,

the initiative is ready for final assessment in the plenary of

Parliament on Friday, November 2.

Also on Friday, they will be handed over to the National Electoral

Council (CNE), in charge of calling a referendum to endorse the

proposal.

December 2 has been considered as the probable date for the

consultation, taking into account the 30-day deadline requirement from

the moment the project is sanctioned and presented before the CNE.

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