Monsignor Ovidio Pérez Morales, the former president of the Venezuelan Plenary Council and member of the Venezuelan Conference of Bishops made a call for peace, understanding and dialogue following the protests and threats made in recent weeks.

Pérez Morales believes that the country can not continue "splitting" and "self-destructing" because Venezuela can not progress if it is divided into "two parts" and with permanent confrontations.

In his view, it is necessary to rebuild coexistence, regardless of whether the parties involved do not share the same political ideology. "People do not have to abandon their convictions, but to establish a compassionate communication and reach a minimum of national understanding," the Archbishop told El Universal during an interview.