The Venezuelan Catholic Church deplored Tuesday the comment of US Evangelist Reverend Pat Robertson, who favored publicly the possibility of assassinating Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez.

Despite being overtly at odds with the government, president of the Venezuelan Conference of Bishops Baltasar Porras declared that such remarks are "untenable" for humanitarian and Christian reasons.

"Differences can be settled in a civilized manner without resorting to violence, weapons or disposing of an individual."

"We rebut, under no circumstances whatsoever we accept such comment and view it simply as outrageous," Monsignor Porras said.

The Catholic top representative stressed that such a remark comes from an "individual" instead of the United States as nation; therefore it should be treated accordingly.

"There is no need to magnifying things, because the opinion a person may have does not involve other views."

However, the priest emphasized that right to life is inalienable and cannot be endangered on any religious, political or economic pretext.

"We cannot use the name of God at will. This is just manipulation, it is improper use of faith."