Rounding out his Latin American tour, Pope Benedict XVI celebrated Mass in Cuba today. There were lots of questions about what the pope would have to say about the plight of the Cuban people and the repressive Communist government. In the end, not much.
The pope said “Cuba and the world need change,” but that need was pretty generic, as was the path to change: “love, sowing reconciliation and brotherhood.” Earlier in his trip, Benedict had been a little more critical of the Cuban government.
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