On the island of tyranny that is Cuba, there are scattered bastions of liberty known as independent libraries. Not only are they repositories of books and pamphlets and other documents, they are places where like-minded Cubans — Cubans who struggle for freedom for themselves, and for Cuba — can gather for fellowship and support.
This week, some of those supporters gathered in the town of Regla to mark the opening of the St. Thomas More Independent Library.
Library director Rafael Martínez Ferreira said he wants the library to be a place where people can gather to feel closer "to the truth and teachings of God," according to independent journalist Iván Sañudo Pupo.
That makes St. Thomas More a perfect namesake for the library.
"St. Thomas More," Sañudo wrote, "was a man of great wisdom who was born in London in 1477, graduated from the University of Oxford in law. He spent his life writing, especially in defense of the church. He was beheaded on July 6, 1535, for not wanting to bow to the mandates of the king. In the gallows for his execution, St. Thomas More told the people gathered there that died as a 'good servant of the king, but first of God."
A perfect role model for freedom fighters in Cuba, and around the world.
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