All too familiar with coups, LatAm bishops voice alarm over US Capitol chaos
Jan 8, 2021 rome bureau chief
After Wednesday’s chaos at the U.S. Capitol, several Catholic leaders from Latin America have expressed concern over the images they saw.
ROSARIO, Argentina After Wednesday’s chaos at the U.S. Capitol, several Catholic leaders from Latin America have expressed concern over the images they saw.
The images are not entirely unfamiliar to most bishops in the region, where protesters and dissidents have long seen such disruptive events as a valid way of voicing grievances. But in the words of President George W. Bush, Wednesday’s images seem more befitting of a “banana republic” than the world’s leading champion of democracy.