an item mentioned in the article that i would like to discuss from the main article about hugo chavez ch vez was raised a roman catholic although he has had a series of disputes with both the venezuelan catholic hierarchy and protestant groups like the new tribes mission he has traditionally kept his own faith a private matter but over the course of his presidency ch vez has become increasingly open to discussing his religious views stating that both his faith and his interpretation of jesus' personal life and ideology have had a profound impact on his left wing and progressivist views he often invokes god and asks for prayer in speeches as he did when he asked venezuelans to pray for fidel castro's health i would like to know why an anti religious and possibly athiest individual such as hugo chavez would ask the venezuelan people to pray to god for an atheist's fidel castro health because of this obviously contradictory and possibly false statement i think that the line he often invokes god and asks for prayer in speeches as he did when he asked venezuelans to pray for fidel castro's health should be removed from the article