Venezuela Catholic Church feels backlash after chiding Socialists

People attend a mass at a church in Santa Fe neighbourhood in Caracas, Venezuela February 12, 2017. Picture taken February 12, 2017. REUTERS/Marco Bello

CARACAS (Reuters) - On a recent Sunday morning, several hundred Catholic worshippers were at Mass inside a hillside church of a poor Caracas neighbourhood when there was a sudden commotion at the back.

About 20 people barged in, mainly men with some wearing red shirts, to shout insults at the clergy like "Satan in a cassock!" and "Fascist!" witnesses said.