The diplomacy of the Vatican may start from Venezuela

Venezuela to resolve its internal crisis , called , in official form , the Vatican as a mediator between the parties, to try to stop the violence, which , from the beginning of the protests has already caused well- thirty-nine victims. The agreement was reached between the government and the Maduro Table of Unity, which includes most of the opposition in the country. To facilitate the choice of the Papal States as a mediator between the parties, helped by the fact that the current Vatican Secretary of State , Pietro Parolin, has served as apostolic nuncio in their country of Venezuela from 2009 until last August, the date on which he was appointed in the current office. But it 's not just the past of the Secretary of State to facilitate the intervention of the Vatican : Pope Francesco 's popularity and its Latin American origin , have , no doubt , a positive influence , both in the choice , that the acceptance by both the parties, the Vatican mediation . With this intervention the official papal state burst onto the international scene with an official capacity, which promises to be the first of a long series. Even the Vatican , in fact, the international visibility to be scanned on the diplomatic field appears become necessary to rise to international subject of primary importance . The importance of the Papal States is not discussed , and its influence directly and indirectly on other states, even those who are not of the Catholic religion, is certainly relevant ; but what has been lacking , especially with the previous department , has been a visible action within international relations. The Catholic Church and as a result his state have provided a picture folded over itself, also conditioned by tensions otherwise present in the papal curia . This did not mean a constant action , but less visible, second-line , entrusted , that is, not official institutions , but , more often , to the individual congregations and groups of volunteers. This type of activity has been reflected in the Church's magisterium , in humanitarian aid in areas highly dangerous . This data must not be understood as a decrease of importance, but , when analyzed , within the economy of diplomatic relations between states , was an incomplete , because it is often not supported by an effective activity in the diplomatic field . In the plans of Pope Francis is a priority to give the Catholic Church a new image, that can liberate the return was negative in cases of child abuse and financial scandals have not been adequately pursued by his predecessors. The problem of the image is intimately linked to the credibility of the ecclesiastical institution as a whole and the actions taken by the current pontiff go in the direction of giving a structure less flashy and more consistent with the values ​​of the gospel of all the ganglia of the Vatican. A diplomatic action aimed at giving a substantial contribution to peace, as a primary need and main , then assumes a fundamental importance in the design of Pope Francis. The personal commitment of the Vatican in international disputes , which can ward off tensions, international and , above all, the victims will have to become one of the main fields of action of papal diplomacy , even more if called directly by the parties in conflict , in a position mediation . The papal prestige in this area is a safe value added , which can encourage the Vatican to become a reliable partner in complex negotiations , where the players on the field and their allies may be too compromised by direct and indirect interests , and a person can impartially have more room to maneuver. But this will only be possible if the reform of the church may proceed according to the intentions of the Pope , and reach , then , those moral standards of reliability , which for too long been lacking.