Make no mistake: Benedict XVI and Cardinal Ortega are trying to gain
new spaces for the Catholic Church, not for the Cuban people. Of course, that raises new questions, such as why the Cuban
government would cooperate with their agenda. It also raises even more
worrying questions about the extent to which this Catholic recovery may
have a negative impact on some of the most important milestones achieved
by Cuba in the past years, especially a well-defined secular system of
education, and ever more progressive policies on abortion, gay and
lesbian rights, et cetera.
Ultimately, we will have to wait and see what transpires during and after the visit. In the meantime, one can only agree with Cuban writer Abel German, who recently put it better than anyone else when he said: "The Pope will visit Cuba - so what?"
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Ultimately, we will have to wait and see what transpires during and after the visit. In the meantime, one can only agree with Cuban writer Abel German, who recently put it better than anyone else when he said: "The Pope will visit Cuba - so what?"
Read the full article at Opinion - Al Jazeera English
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