 Complete the following phrase:  In response to criticism from Venezuelas bishops, President Nicolás Maduro said in 2017 that he had the support of Francis. Francis met with the countrys bishops in June 2017, and the Venezuelan bishops conference president stated, There is no distance between the episcopal conference and the Holy See. In January 2019, 20 former presidents in Latin America wrote a letter to Francis criticizing his Christmas address regarding the ongoing 