When considering how best to take Pope Francis' pronouncements on Cuba, it is best to consider him not as the spiritual leader of the world's Roman Catholics but as another chief of state snookered, willingly or otherwise, by the Castro dictatorship into believing it is what it isn't: A legitimate representative of the will of the Cuban people.
That is the only conclusion after reading the Cuban communist party rag, Granma, and its account of the Holy Father's meeting with the decaying Fidel Castro.
It wasn't a direct quote, and it was reported in Granma so it's possible it made the whole thing up. But when the pope didn't make time to meet with dissidents, it sure rings true.
“During their meeting the Pope thanked comrade Fidel Castro for his contributions to world peace in a world saturated with hate and aggression.“ (Translation by Babalu.)
If a true account of what the pope said, more than 56 years of history makes that laughable. Castro and his regime are responsible for scores of deaths, in Cuba, elsewhere in Latin America and Africa. They've impoverished a once-prosperous nation, and hold onto power only because of their willingness to jam their jackboots on the throats of the Cuban people.
Ignoring that reveals a disturbing view of history.
Ignoring that reveals how wrong Pope Francis is about Cuba.
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