A look at the history of the Catholic Church in Cuba

wrex ^ | 9-19-2015 | ap

[Citizen Zed]

AFTER THE REVOLUTION: The Catholic Church, long identified with Cuba's wealthier citizens, took a vehemently anti-communist line shortly before Fidel Castro declared the country to be socialist in 1961. The government later accused prominent Catholics of trying to topple the leader. Public religious events were banned after processions were transformed into political protests, sometimes turning violent. Hundreds of foreign priests, mostly from Spain, were expelled. The more than 150 Catholic schools that once operated across the island were nationalized. Many Cuban priests, including Cardinal Jaime Ortega, were sent to military-run agricultural work camps in the mid-1960s. The government was officially atheist and believers of all faiths were banned from membership in the Communist Party.

[Citizen Zed]

I've never heard CAIR complain about Cuba.

[Perseverando]

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[Popman]

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