Venezuelan Archbishop Baltazar Porras, head of the council of Catholic bishops of Venezuela, told Ambassador January 6 the USG ought to be more outspoken in its criticism of Hugo Chavez. Porras urged more international community involvement to contain Chavez's regional aspirations, though he admitted that political will to do so is minimal. He asserted that Chavez will continue to dismantle democratic civil society such as organized labor, the business sector, and the church.
ARCHBISHOP URGES MORE USG CRITICISM OF CHAVEZ

Since when is the catholic church "democratic civil society"? Asked differently, who elected the Archbishop?