Posted on 05/27/2013 5:15:27 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
The Catholic Church in Venezuela has said it is running out of wine to celebrate Mass because of nationwide shortages of basic supplies.
It said the scarcity of some products had forced the country's "only wine maker" to stop selling to the Church.
Critics blame the shortages on tight state control of the economy and inadequate domestic production.
But the government insists that an opposition-led conspiracy and price speculations are the problem.
"[Our supplier] Bodegas Pomar have told us that they can no longer make wine because they're facing difficulties," Church spokesman Monsignor Lucker told BBC News.
Some of the items the supplier had to import to make the wine were now scarce, said the spokesman.
Monsignor Lucker added that they had enough supplies for just two more months, and that he did not know if the Church could afford wines from abroad.
But the problem was not limited to wine, he said.
"The makers of consecrated bread have told us that they'll have to raise prices because they can't find enough flour.
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.co.uk ...
Supplies of milk, sugar, cooking oil and corn flour - which is used to make Venezuela’s national dish, arepas - are all affected, including sanitary items.
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another ‘Socialism Works’ success story..
another ‘Socialism Works’ success story..
Hey, it worked for Hugo Chavez.
He went for not having a pot to piss in before he took over Venezuela to having a net worth in excess of $2 in less than 12 years after being elected President for Life.
If you put socialists in charge of the Sahara in five years you’d have a shortage of sand
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ROTFLMAO!!
Since my teens I’ve been asking for one, ONE! instance where socialism works.
Seems the only thing they excel at manufacturing is excuses.
The VZ government actually had to come up with special funds to buy toilet paper for VZ. The country has no credit, no production, and only the glories of socialism.
Out of TP, out of wine?
What’s next?
Standard whining of communists worldwide including our own Democrat Party.
From what I heard, his net worth was much more than two dollars.
socialist and communist paradises running out of wine and toilet paper!?!
impossible. we are told by the democrats and the media and our entertainers and our teachers, they are the best places on earth, the fairest places on earth. no corruption, no wants, brotherly love, no crime,’state takes care’of you cradle to grave. no evil wicked capitalism, nobody is rewarded more than others even if they deserve it.
how can this happen in the workers’ paradise?!?
A Venezuelan’s fantasy:
“A loaf of bread, a jug of wine, and Thou. And a roll of toilet paper hanging from the bough...”
And they'd be queuing up for hours to receive their rations.
Just the mention of MadDog 20/20 makes me shiver. Bad memories from my much younger days.
Double or nothing.. Boone’s Farm Strawberry Fields or such
Wonder if they’d consider using some excellent premium rum as a substitute ... Santa Teresa 1796 is made in VZ.
He went for not having a pot to piss in before he took over Venezuela to having a net worth in excess of $2 in less than 12 years after being elected President for Life.
From what I heard, his net worth was much more than two dollars.
Make that 2 billion dollars.
Composing on a cell phone sucks.
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