[cyborg]

Ah you think Castro would have allowed him to speak to dissidents? He's not liable for all the world's hardships but he's going into a country and meeting with a brutal dictator. Cuba is 85% Roman Catholic but Castro is allowing Orthodox Churches to open in Cuba. Why is that? I don't understand why you can't see the reasons that people find this meeting to be just plain dictator butt kissing.

[MarMema]

I think I prefer my church leadership to do what they are supposed to do, safeguard the church.

I don't really want them galavanting around the globe, dipping into politics here and there, and making up to the camera. That's a western idea of a church leader.

[MarMema]

And I guess I don't have to add that some western churches are not in all that great of shape.