Hugo Chavez Says Castro and Jesus Cured Him of Cancer
By Ray Downs | Christian Post Contributor
Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez has credited Fidel Castro and Jesus for
helping him win his battle against cancer, during a televised prayer
service on state television Sunday.
"The first doctor is named Jesus of Nazareth, the highest of healers,
the second is Fidel, and the third is the medical team," Chavez said
during the broadcast.
Crediting Jesus and Castro for helping him fight cancer is seen by his
political opponents as more than just a show of admiration for
Christianity and Communism.
Opposition leaders have repeatedly demanded to know more about Castro's
illness, including what type of cancer and the names of his doctors,
arguing that the health of the nation's leader is of national concern,
the Wall Street Journal reports.
However, Chavez has refused to release any detailed information about
his cancer battle other than that he has gone to Cuba for chemotherapy,
had a baseball-sized tumor removed from his pelvic region, and that
Castro personally delivered the test results which said he had cancer.
During the prayer service, Chavez combined more biblical images with
socialist propaganda through a story about a young girl he met named
Genesis, who had terminal cancer.
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At an event, Genesis handed Chavez a Venezuelan flag. Holding the flag
in front of TV cameras, Chavez said, "Here is the heart of Genesis, in
this flag."
Chavez who plans on running for another six-year term in 2012, has often
combined religion with socialism in his speeches. Shortly after being
re-elected in 2006, Chavez said, "The Kingdom of Christ is the kingdom
of love, of peace; the kingdom of justice, of solidarity, brotherhood,
the kingdom of socialism. This is the kingdom of the future of Venezuela."
Since then, the use of Christian imagery and public prayer services has
been a growing theme in Chavez's speeches, which analysts say is used to
exploit a mostly Christian voting population.
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